US President Joe Biden intends to make a trip to Hawaii to get acquainted on the spot with the consequences of large -scale forest fires on the island of Maui, as soon as he has such an opportunity.
The head of state commented on the situation in Hawaii during a performance in the state of Wisconsin.
“My wife Jill and I will visit Hawaii as soon as we can,” said the American leader.
The President said that he did not intend to rush with the trip, so as not to interfere with specialists to eliminate the consequences of fires.
He added that large -scale fires are still blazing in Hawaii.
“At the moment, they took away the lives of 99 people. Their consequences are still not eliminated. These are the most destructive forest fires in more than 100 years, the whole city has been destroyed. The history of generations of the indigenous Hawaiians has turned into ruins,” said Bayden.
He announced a one -time payment of $ 700 to persons moved as a result of fires.