The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are far from contained, but they're already expected to be the costliest in U.S. history and among the worst natural disasters.

Economic losses and damage are an estimated $135 billion and $150 billion, the costliest fire event in US history. Hurricane Helene in six states last fall caused up to $250 billion in damage.

Los Angeles continued to battle wildfires that have devastated communities, leading to 16 confirmed deaths in what California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday could be the costliest natural disaster in U.

Multiple major wildfires are leaving a trail of destruction and death in the Los Angeles area. A handful of wildfires that kicked up Tuesday, powered by high winds and dry conditions, have exploded in size.

MORE: Heidi Montag, Cameron Mathison among celebs sharing damage from California fires Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Anthony Marrone said during a press conference that despite prepositioning resources from Northern California,

With Love, Meghan,” the Netflix lifestyle series produced by and starring Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, that is set to be a sun-soaked tribute to breezy Southern California living, will not premiere this month as planned as the area contends with deadly wildfires that have devastated the region,

Meghan and Prince Harry visited people impacted by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires this week The Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix show has been postponed until March due to the Los Angeles wildfires,

Netflix has pushed back the launch of Meghan Markle’s upcoming cooking show, "With Love, Meghan" due to the L.A. wildfires. The series, which features the Duchess of Sussex cooking up a storm for a variety of friends including Mindy Kaling and her former "Suits" co-star Abigail Spencer,

Khloé Kardashian slammed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Friday, calling her "a joke" while criticizing fire department budget cuts made months before wildfires broke out.

Kardashian bashed Bass after LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley alleged the mayor failed the city by calling for major budget cuts months before the fires broke out.

Khloe Kardashian has called the Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass a "joke" after her handing of the recent wildfires.