Those LA wildfires have only grown in size and destruction in the last twenty four hours as thousands of vacuate to safety.

Those LA wildfires have only grown in size and destruction in the last twenty four hours as thousands of vacuate to safety.

Tens of thousands. In fact, this is a comparison.

Tens of thousands. In fact, this is a comparison.

Before and after fires through Malibu, with complete devastation in that area. Here's another comparison for the Pacific Palisades, also savaged after the fires ripped through before.

Before and after fires through Malibu, with complete devastation in that area. Here's another comparison for the Pacific Palisades, also savaged after the fires ripped through before.

And tragically after.

And tragically after.

Joining us Live now is Melbourne woman in Los Angeles resident Nadia Pavia. Nadia, good morning to you, and thank you very much for being with us. So I hope you're okay. It's nice of you to make the time. Where are you staying now because you were evacuated, didn't you.

Joining us Live now is Melbourne woman in Los Angeles resident Nadia Pavia. Nadia, good morning to you, and thank you very much for being with us. So I hope you're okay. It's nice of you to make the time. Where are you staying now because you were evacuated, didn't you.

Yeah, Hi, Marshall, thanks for having me. Yeah. I'm at a hotel in Hollywood. It's just been really it's been really challenging and difficult. I was right. I'm on the Casper Altadena in Pasadena, and I could see the fire on Eaton Canyon when it started, and I was just like blown away, and I'm like saying to my houseman, We've got to get out are We've got to get out of here. But the locals were saying, oh no, we've had we've had fires in Alta, Dina before. It stays up the hill, fires burn up the hill. And I just thought about Black Saturday in two thousand and nine and the devastation, and I was just like, I was like, I'm going to go. I gotta get out of here. And I actually did a livestream saying, guys, I don't know what to do. Should I stay? Should I go? And then I was watching the news live and seeing all these people getting evacuated about a mile away, and she said, look if you can see the smoke and you can see the fire, evacuate and I'm like, yeah, that's it. I'm doing it. Put all my stuff in a bag as much as I could. As soon as I decided to go. It was just boom boom boom, Like there were so many things I didn't bring with me. I didn't bring any title tricks. It's just like I just got these books that I loved, and so it's it's just awful. I just can't tell you how awful it is and how the community in Altadena is just devastated. They are devastated.

Yeah, Hi, Marshall, thanks for having me. Yeah. I'm at a hotel in Hollywood. It's just been really it's been really challenging and difficult. I was right. I'm on the Casper Altadena in Pasadena, and I could see the fire on Eaton Canyon when it started, and I was just like blown away, and I'm like saying to my houseman, We've got to get out are We've got to get out of here. But the locals were saying, oh no, we've had we've had fires in Alta, Dina before. It stays up the hill, fires burn up the hill. And I just thought about Black Saturday in two thousand and nine and the devastation, and I was just like, I was like, I'm going to go. I gotta get out of here. And I actually did a livestream saying, guys, I don't know what to do. Should I stay? Should I go? And then I was watching the news live and seeing all these people getting evacuated about a mile away, and she said, look if you can see the smoke and you can see the fire, evacuate and I'm like, yeah, that's it. I'm doing it. Put all my stuff in a bag as much as I could. As soon as I decided to go. It was just boom boom boom, Like there were so many things I didn't bring with me. I didn't bring any title tricks. It's just like I just got these books that I loved, and so it's it's just awful. I just can't tell you how awful it is and how the community in Altadena is just devastated. They are devastated.

Yeah, it's extraordinary. I mean, look, isn't it.

Yeah, it's extraordinary. I mean, look, isn't it.

As It's a terrible thing, but a good thing for you that you had that knowledge of those terrible bush fires here in Australia to think, no, I've got to get moving. But Nadia, do you know what's happened to your home? Do you have any understanding of what's there or left or has it gone?

As It's a terrible thing, but a good thing for you that you had that knowledge of those terrible bush fires here in Australia to think, no, I've got to get moving. But Nadia, do you know what's happened to your home? Do you have any understanding of what's there or left or has it gone?

Do you know?

Do you know?

I still don't know. It's still an evacuation ordering place. They don't want you to go there because they want they're trying to fight the fires, so so they don't want you to go. And so I'm just, you know, I'm just on the edge, Like what do you do? You just don't know, right, You just you're just going to wait, and you just got to hope for the best. And you know, I'm just looking forward to when this is over. I'm just going to go there and help and rebuild the community because I've got some time off until March.

I still don't know. It's still an evacuation ordering place. They don't want you to go there because they want they're trying to fight the fires, so so they don't want you to go. And so I'm just, you know, I'm just on the edge, Like what do you do? You just don't know, right, You just you're just going to wait, and you just got to hope for the best. And you know, I'm just looking forward to when this is over. I'm just going to go there and help and rebuild the community because I've got some time off until March.

Yeah, that's I guess that's all you can do now. But best to stay where you are because from what we're seeing this morning, even in your area of Altadena, our reporter Isabel Mullins there, even if she was there, another building caught fire.

Yeah, that's I guess that's all you can do now. But best to stay where you are because from what we're seeing this morning, even in your area of Altadena, our reporter Isabel Mullins there, even if she was there, another building caught fire.

So it certainly hasn't passed.

So it certainly hasn't passed.

It's still very very active and the authorities are there are saying five active fires. Look, we're watching it, Nadia. We stand in Australia, how terrible bush fires are. But are we getting a real sense of the scale of what has happened in your neighborhood?

It's still very very active and the authorities are there are saying five active fires. Look, we're watching it, Nadia. We stand in Australia, how terrible bush fires are. But are we getting a real sense of the scale of what has happened in your neighborhood?

Like you know, the thing about when they say apocalypse and stuff like that and making it dark. Who cares about that? Right? The thing is that people are offering them loves their homes. I heard a story this morning.

Like you know, the thing about when they say apocalypse and stuff like that and making it dark. Who cares about that? Right? The thing is that people are offering them loves their homes. I heard a story this morning.

His lady.

His lady.

She was crying. Her three year old wanted to go home, and she couldn't tell her three year old that there's no home anymore. She couldn't. She just she was heartbroken. It's affecting people. These were that's was their foundation, their stabilities to how that they don't have that anymore. It's been ripped away. They'll go no way to stay. What are they going to do? How are they going to re build their houses? Oh? Yeah? And how much is insurance going to really recover? I mean, imagine if you're in that situation. It's it's really it's just all we're just going to try and be kind and show compassion, you know.

She was crying. Her three year old wanted to go home, and she couldn't tell her three year old that there's no home anymore. She couldn't. She just she was heartbroken. It's affecting people. These were that's was their foundation, their stabilities to how that they don't have that anymore. It's been ripped away. They'll go no way to stay. What are they going to do? How are they going to re build their houses? Oh? Yeah? And how much is insurance going to really recover? I mean, imagine if you're in that situation. It's it's really it's just all we're just going to try and be kind and show compassion, you know.

And take it step by step, because this is going to be a very overwhelming scenario in the days and weeks ahead, with a lot of terrible emotions to come as well.

And take it step by step, because this is going to be a very overwhelming scenario in the days and weeks ahead, with a lot of terrible emotions to come as well.

Look including for yourself. Nah, you take care.

Look including for yourself. Nah, you take care.

I hope you can find out about your home and possessions, and we very much appreciate.

I hope you can find out about your home and possessions, and we very much appreciate.

You taking the time to talk just this morning. Thank you, Thanks much,

You taking the time to talk just this morning. Thank you, Thanks much,