Sheriff’s deputies on horseback have fanned out through charred brush, hunting for the remains of people who perished when huge wildfires raced through Los Angeles. At least 27 people are known to have died in the two massive blazes, with dozens still missing. Ten days after flames erupted, frustration was growing among the tens of thousands who remain in limbo, unable to return even to homes that were spared by the flames, because of unseen dangers like toxic pollution or the risk of landslides.
