LA wildfires: More than 1000 music professionals supported by charity
NME, Theresa Wolters from the organisation, said: “What’s been shocking to me, going through the contact we’ve had, is just the number of people who have lost everything.”A number of internationally recognised musicians are among those affected by the catastrophic firestorms – they include Empress Of, DIIV’s Zachary Cole Smith and Madlib, all losing family homes to the blaze.A post shared by MusiCares (@musicares)The series of wildfires, which began on Tuesday January 7, have led to the confirmed deaths of 24 people, the evacuation of more than 180,000 residents and an estimated 12,000 buildings destroyed.The Pacific Palisades blaze, one of a number of fires that continues to burn, covers almost 20,000 acres – a geographic area approximately 20 times the size of the Glastonbury festival site.Speaking to NME, Theresa Wolters, Vice President for Health and Human Services at MusiCares, said: “It’s almost impossible to describe the magnitude of the catastrophe and the loss in Los Angeles. We had no way of imagining it was going to be at the level it is now.