We're going to wrap up our coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires here, and we'll be back tomorrow morning.

In summary: 

• The death toll so far is 11 people: At least two died in the Palisades Fire and at least five in the Eaton Fire, according to firefighters.
• There are six fires still burning: The largest is the Palisades Fire (86 sq km of land burnt, 8 per cent contained), the Eaton Fire (56 sq km, 3 per cent contained), the Kenneth Fire (4 sq km, 50 per cent contained), the Hurst Fire (3 sq km, 70 per cent contained), the Lidia Fire (1.6 sq km, 98 per cent contained) and the newest Archer Fire (7.6 hectares and not contained at all).
• 10,000 buildings have been destroyed.
• 180,000 people have been evacuated.
• 20 arrests and a night-time curfew have been announced, and the National Guard has been deployed to patrol affected areas.
• The fires have caused $150 billion in estimated damages.

As we mentioned earlier, the mother of an Australian man living in Malibu has revealed that he died in wildfires ravaging Los Angeles.

She told 10 News that phone calls she made to the United States' 911 emergency line did not connect.

"He said 'Mum, leave me' and no mum could leave their kid. I've got a broken arm, I couldn't lift him, I couldn't move him," she said.

The Canadian "Super Scooper" aircrafts that have been water bombing active flames are getting a lot of love on social media. 

The specifically designed, amphibious  CL-415 firefighting planes have been making round trips, picking up sea water and dumping their loads over blazes. 

The Canadian province of Quebec sends two CL-415 aircrafts to California every year under a three-decade-old arrangement between their governments, according to CNN. 

One of the Super Scooper fleet, Quebec 1, was grounded on Thursday after it collided with a civilian drone and sustained wing damage. 

LA County Fire Chief Anthony C Marrone said it's expected the damaged aircraft will be back in the air by Monday. 

A perfect storm of powerful winds, bone-dry conditions and open land combined this week in LA to create what have become some of the city's most disastrous wildfires in history.

To give you an idea of just how catastrophic and rapidly deadly the flames grew, some of my ABC colleagues have put together extensive mapping that highlight the wildfires' growth.

The Palisades Fire tore through more than 1,000 homes within a day and left at least two people dead.

The Kenneth Fire exploded to 16 times its size within three hours.

The mapping combines population density data with fire maps to track how quickly the flames spread and which neighbourhoods were engulfed.

You can take a deeper look at the data here:

Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his sadness over the havoc caused by the giant California wildfires and expressed his spiritual closeness with the victims in a telegram to the archbishop of Los Angeles.

"Saddened by the loss of life and the widespread destruction," the pontiff expressed his "spiritual closeness" with the victims, Vatican number two Pietro Parolin wrote in the telegram.

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My colleague Brad McLennan, the chief camera operator for the ABC based in the United States, has sent through some more images of the scenes of devastation along the famous Malibu coastline now that the flames there have extinguished.

The images capture the destruction of entire homes, cars and personal belongings and the ashen remains that have been left behind.

After being largely reduced to ashes by wildfire, Altadena was being patrolled by National Guard soldiers on Friday.

For residents of this devastated Los Angeles suburb, the arrival of these men in uniform is too little, too late.

"We didn't see a single firefighter while we were throwing buckets of water to defend our house against the flames," on Tuesday night, said Nicholas Norman.

"They were too busy over in the Palisades saving the rich and famous's properties, and they let us common folks burn," said the 40-year-old teacher.

But the fire did not discriminate. 

In the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood, the first to be hit by the flames this week, wealthy residents share the same resentment toward the authorities.

"Our city has completely let us down," said Nicole Perri, outraged by the fact that hydrants being used by firefighters ran dry or lost pressure.

Her lavish Palisades home was burnt to cinders. In a state of shock, the 32-year-old stylist wants to see accountability.

"Things should have been in place that could have prevented this," she told AFP.

"We've lost everything, and I just feel zero support from our city, our horrible mayor and our governor."

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited a relief centre in Pasadena earlier today, where the Eaton fire has devastated parts of the area.

There, the pair met with victims of the wildfires, as well as first responders. 

They were seen speaking with Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordon. 

"Great people, great personalities and great heart, for them to come out here and meet with the first responders, meet with the people that were affected," Mr Gordon told Fox 11. 

In a statement released to their website, Prince Harry and Meghan urged readers to offer their homes to those displaced if it's safe to do so. 

"And be sure to check in with any disabled or elderly neighbors to see if they need help evacuating," the statement read. 

"Some families and people have been left with nothing. Please consider donating clothing, children’s toys & clothing, and other essentials. The American Red Cross is on the ground helping those in need."

The couple moved to Montecito, California in 2020 after retiring from their royal roles. 

They have reportedly opened their home, which is about an hour and a half's drive north of Pacific Palisades, to friends who evacuated Los Angeles. 

The US National Weather Service has advised high winds are likely once more over the rest of the weekend across the north and west of Los Angeles including the western reaches of the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountain ranges.

Authorities have previously said "hurricane-force" winds of up to 160 kph were fuelling the fires, alongside dry conditions.

For more, climate reporter Jo Lauder has written about the "devil winds" that whipped the blazes into a firestorm: 

It's now nearing midnight local time in Los Angeles — but that doesn't mean emergency authorities on the ground have stopped battling the fires still raging across the city.

Below are a series of images published by The Associated Press that show LA firefighters and police officers still very much at work trying to control the blazes.

Police officers are also still going door-to-door performing welfare checks and urging as many people as possible to evacuate out of the line of fire.