The extent of the damage from wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area is horrific however it's tallied: Neighborhoods have been erased, landmarks destroyed and lives lost. But officials have prompted some confusion by suggesting their count of “structures” damaged — more than 12,

Satellite and aerial images captured the extent of the damage wrought by the wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles.

Satellite imagery shows neighborhoods burned down, roads closed, and fires spreading across Los Angeles.