The elected US President Donald Trump criticized the authorities of California, claiming that forest fires in Los Angeles could have been prevented.
“The problem is that this area has always been very dry. It created a complete chaos. They could save their forests,” Trump said, speaking on a television program, The Hill reports.
Trump described the damage from fires in the region, saying that he looks “like after a huge bomb fall.” According to him, “there is nothing left but a few standing pipes, and even most of them are destroyed”.
In the publication on social networks, Truth Social Trump advised Governor of California Gavin Newsom to use water from the northern part of the region to extinguish the fire. “Millions of gallons per day. Why does this last so long? It was necessary to do it 8 years ago, and now you would not have problems with fires. This is a great incompetence!”, Trump wrote.
January 8, Trump said that one of the most beautiful regions of the United States was destroyed, and added that fires in Los Angeles “is completely the fault of the Newsoma, and he must resign.”
News on January 12, 2025 in an interview with NBC News expressed concern about the fact that Trump could refuse to provide federal assistance to the region. “Trump agreed to provide help, only having learned that some people from the Orange district voted for him,” he said.
Fires in Los Angeles: eighth day
A forest fire broke out in Los Angeles on January 7 and quickly spread due to strong winds. To date, more than 37 thousand acres of land has burned out.
As a result of a natural disaster, 24 people died, and about 150 thousand residents received an order to evacuate.
more than 12 thousand buildings are damaged or destroyed.
According to preliminary estimates, the total damage from ongoing fires, including economic losses, will be from 250 to $ 275 billion.