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LA wildfires may be costliest US disaster with $150-bn damages
short by Bhawana Chaudhary / on Saturday, 11 January, 2025
The wildfires in Los Angeles are on track to become the costliest disaster in US history and may cause damages worth $135-150 billion, private meteorological firm AccuWeather estimated. Damages may account for about 4% of California's annual GDP. The wildfires have engulfed over 10,000 buildings this week, most of which are homes valued at an average of $3 million.
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