Malibu lost at least 1/3 of its structures after the Palisades Fire tore through the popular beach town last week.

Mayor Doug Stewart shared the shocking news during a meeting on Saturday.

"The beautiful homes that were along the area ... they're gone. For the most part, they're gone," Stewart said, according to NBC News.

A portion of the destroyed structures were built along the scenic Pacific Coast Highway and Big Rock.

Edwin Castro, the man who won the $2 billion record-breaking Powerball in Nov. 2022 lost his home along the ocean front, as the fire reduced the Malibu get-away to ash and debris.

The owner of a nearly $9 million Malibu mansion that withstood the destructive blaze's path believes that his property's sturdy construction saved it.

“It’s a miracle — miracles never cease,” said retired waste-management exec and married dad of three David Steiner, 64, of Texas.

Firefighters clashed with the mighty Palisades Fire to slow its spread to the celebrity-packed enclave of Brentwood as crews enter the fifth day of fighting.

Crews attacked the fire, which has consumed 23,654 acres, with helicopters dropping fire retardant onto the hot spots to suffocate and extinguish the flames.

One photo captured the red substance covering a backyard pool and sitting area.

The blaze has plagued the area due to strong Santa Ana winds which are expected to continue Sunday morning with gusts estimated between 30 and 50 mph, the National Weather Service said.

"We're in a continued period of critical fire weather through Wednesday," said NWS meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld.

Portions of several counties including Los Angeles and Ventura are under red flag warnings because of the critical fire conditions.

By Sunday morning the fire has spread to the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood and is threatening to jump to the Brentwood neighborhood.

High-named residents of the upscale neighborhood include Dennis Quaid, LeBron James, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Over 153,000 Californians were included in the evacuation orders and 166,000 under warnings.

Just over 50,000 customers in the Golden State are still without power, down from the 500,000 earlier in the week, Southern California Edison announced Saturday.

The Eaton Fire in Pasadena and Altadena has taken over 14,117 acres and is 15 percent contained.

At least 11 people were killed by the fire, the Los Angeles Medical Examiner announced Saturday.

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President-elect Donald Trump described the historic deadly wildfires in California as "one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our country."

"The fires are still raging in L.A," Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Sunday.

"The incompetent pols have no idea how to put them out. Thousands of magnificent houses are gone, and many more will soon be lost. There is death all over the place. This is one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our Country. They just can’t put out the fires. What’s wrong with them?

The California wildfires have burned nearly 40,000 acres heading into the fifth day of the inferno. The Hurst Fire and Kenneth Fires are 76 and 90 percent contained respectively.

However, the out-of-control Palisades Fire has destroyed 23,654 acres.

Two people were arrested near Vice President Kamala Harris' Brentwood home as the neighborhood was in the evacuation zone because of the threatening Palisades Fire.

The LAPD detained the two men for breaking curfew violations Saturday morning, KNBC reported, citing sources.

"They likely had no idea where they were," the law enforcement source told the outlet.

No evidence was found that the men had trespassed onto the Secret Service-protected property.

The neighborhood is in the mandatory evacuation zone as the deadly fire pushes east toward the populated Los Angeles neighborhoods.

A curfew of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. was put into place for the zones affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires — including areas boasting multimillion-dollar properties owned by celebrities

Harris' husband Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff purchased the home in 2012, according to Town and Country.

The four-bedroom home is worth $4.79M, according to a real estate listing.

Los Angeles officials warned that drone use during the historic wildfires in Southern California will be prosecuted — after 48 flying objects were detected in the hazy skies.

“The airspace around this incident is restricted and that includes any type of public drones,” Robert Harris, deputy fire chief for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, said Saturday night. 

“Sadly, since the start of this incident, we’ve had 48 total drone incursions into the airspace. When those drones, those privately-owned drones, are detected we have to pause aerial firefighting activities.

"So we ask you to please assist us by not operating drones in the area.”

Harris said drone users will be prosecuted.

"We do have detection devices up, and we will seek to find the owners and then prosecute them accordingly," he added.

The stern reprimand came after a firefighting aircraft battling the deadly Palisades Fire was struck by a drone on Friday, forcing the crucial plane out of action with a damaged wing. 

Drone usage is currently prohibited in the region after the Federal Aviation Administration implemented several temporary flight restrictions in the City of Angels.

At least 16 people have died in the raging fires ripping through Los Angeles, officials said Saturday night.

The death toll includes 11 dead in the Eaton Fire and five who perished in the Palisades Fire, according to the county medical examiner's office.

The deaths are all being investigated as fire-related.

A smoke advisory for Los Angeles residents has been extended until at least Sunday night as multiple fires rip through the city, LA County Public Health officials said in a statement on Saturday.

Since the fires began on Tuesday, smoke advisories have been put out each day.

"The primary health concern is the small particles, which can cause burning eyes, runny nose, scratchy throat, headaches and illness (i.e., bronchitis)," the department said.

Embattled Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new website Saturday to combat "misinformation" as horrific wildfires continue to cause mass destruction and death in Los Angeles County.

"A lot of misinformation out there," Newsom posted on X.

"Just launched a new site to ensure the public has access to fact-based data around the Southern CA wildfires."

The website -- created amid mounting criticism over his and other leaders' response to the historic infernos -- addresses claims about firefighters' budgets, forest management, reservoir levels, water availability and more.

President-elect Donald Trump blasted Newsom earlier this week and called for his resignation.

“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground," Trump wrote on Truth Social late Wednesday night -- one day after the massive fires broke out.

"It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!”

At least 13 people have been killed in the devastating blazes, with nearly 200,000 residents displaced and as many as 10,000 structures destroyed, including whole residential neighborhoods.

A California community has rallied around one of its local sports legends after he lost everything to the Los Angeles-area wildfires.

A GoFundMe campaign set up by his son has already raised more than $720,000 for Walt Butler, 83, whose Altadena house was consumed by flames Wednesday in the Eaton fire.

"I'm still trying to assess what really happened," Butler told The Post.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has received more than 16,000 applications for assistance as the apocalyptic wildfires in Los Angeles continue to wreak havoc, a White House official confirmed.  

Pleas for federal aid came after outgoing President Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration in support of those impacted by the raging infernos, ABC News reported. 

The Department of Defense — at the president’s command — also made more than 1,000 beds available for displaced personnel and families at bases in the region, the outlet reported. 

The vicious wildfires have killed at least 13 people and destroyed as many as 10,000 structures, including whole residential neighborhoods. At least 35,000 acres of land have also been turned to ash.

The disaster relief agency remains under scrutiny for its response to the devastating hurricanes that ripped through the East Coast last year.