Mandy Moore has hit back after being criticised for asking for donations to help her family who were left homeless in the Los Angeles wildfires. Thousands of firefighters are attempting to control the original fire in Palisades - which has burnt nearly 16,000 acres - and seven other blazes raging through southern California.

Mandy Moore is grieving the loss of her neighborhood and her home, which was ravaged by the still-active Eaton Fire burning in Los Angeles County.

The former "This Is Us" star returned to find the main part of her Altadena, California, home "miraculously" still standing, though not livable, she said in an Instagram post.

However, Moore had a sad update as she returned to her home the next day. She posted an Instagram Story video of her driving past the smoking remnants of her home with a brief but emotional message. “This is Altadena. Leveled. My sweet home,” she wrote. “I am devastated and gutted for those of us who’ve lost so much. I’m absolutely numb.”

Fires burning in and around Los Angeles have claimed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore and Paris Hilton and led to sweeping disruptions of entertainment events. Three awards ceremonies planned for this weekend have been postponed.

Paris Hilton has shared a heartbreaking update about losing her home to the fires in California. In a video posted to Instagram, she showed a clip of her home, which has been reduced to ash and rubble by the deadly fires.