Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

Heartbroken families, burned-out business owners and beleaguered Los Angeles leaders are beginning to ponder a monumental task: rebuilding what was lost in the Southern California wildfires.

By Jorge Garcia and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters on Wednesday confronted persistently strong and dry winds fueling two giant wildfires that have terrified Los Angeles for eight days,