United Kingdom, Feb. 22 -- Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have donated $1 million to the Los Angeles wildfires relief efforts.

The Hollywood couple's $26 million Pacific Palisades home was reported to have survived the devastating blazes, which started in the upmarket area on January 7, however they were forced to evacuate.

Tom and Rita, both 68, have become the latest celebrities to donate to the relief efforts, with the pair splitting the donation between several organisations, including the Motion Picture and Television Fund, the Los Angeles Fire Foundation, SAG-AFTRA Foundation Disaster Relief Fund, the American Red Cross and MusiCares.

In a joint statement, they said: "Like so many of us, we see the loss and devastation wrought by the ...