Biden proclaims a state of emergency in California because of fires

President Joe Biden approved on Wednesday a federal statement of emergency situation for California, authorising funds and resources to combat fires.

We are prepared to do everything and for as long as we need to control these fires and help rebuild and make sure that we return to normal. It will be a long road”, President Biden said. “

The US Department of Defence said on Wednesday that “will work to secure additional fire personnel and capabilities” in California for its battle against fires that have come out of control.

The total amount of damage from fires could range between $52 billion and 57 billion or more, according to an analysis by the company's Global Weather Centre “AccuWeather”.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department faced four life - threatening fires that have killed at least five people, burned more than 1,100 buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department was prepared for one or two large forest fires, but not four, especially in view of these stable winds and low humidity”, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony C said on Wednesday. Merrin.

He said over 2,000 hectares have been burned and the fire is continuing to spread.

“We don't have any control percentages”, said Mr. Marion.

Officials have warned residents to pay attention to evacuation orders and leave when instructed.

Two thousand members of the National Guard have been deployed to help local firefighters.

In the Pacific, fire ran from house to house, driven by powerful hurricane winds. In the same area, firefighters said that the water was exhausted.

We had an extraordinary request for our system in Palisades”, Jannisse Quinones, chief manager and engineer at the Los Angeles Water and Energy Department, said on Wednesday. “E sent the system to extreme” The demand for water was “four times above the level... for 15 hours straight”, she added.

Later Wednesday, support planes that had been stopped by strong winds rose back into the air, pouring water and anti-fires.

Over 400,000 homes and businesses are without energy across Los Angeles, according to the Internet poweroutage site.us.

Washington is supporting California's fire extinguisher efforts with four large tank tanks of the United States Forest Service, and an additional fifth has been reportedly launched. The federal government is also assisting with 10 helicopters the search for firing. Meanwhile, dozens of fire department firefighters were put on alert to be deployed. /voa