Donald Trump declares 585 wildfires in California a major disaster
United States President Donald Trump issued a major disaster as deteriorating weather conditions threaten to spark the wildfires in California. The firefighters have been battling some of the largest wildfires on record for the past week.
The declaration will release federal assistance for the state. The governor Gavin Newsom said that it will help people in counties affected by the fires with crisis counselling, housing, and other social services.
California is bracing dry lightning and gusty winds that threaten to spark the existing wildfires. The state has also requested assistance from Australia and Canada to contain the fires. The fires have displaced around 100,000 people and has claimed six lives while incinerated hundreds of homes.
Cal fire unit chief Shana Jones said that “Upcoming predicted weather is not in our favor.” Meanwhile, a help from Canada and 10 other US states is also heading to California.
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Around 560 wildfires were burning throughout the state. Among the fires, some of them were small while the bulk of the damage was from three clusters ravaging forest and rural areas in the wine country and San Francisco Bay Area.
-PTC News
