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Los Angeles Wildfire LIVE Updates: The Palisades Fire- scorching the seaside area between Malibu and Santa Monica- exploded to more than 15,800 acres and has destroyed at least 1,000 structures.
Los Angeles Wildfire: Water is dropped by helicopter on the burning Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Wildfire Live Updates: At least five people have died as wildfires blaze across Los Angeles, remaining mostly uncontained. Evacuation orders were issued in several areas including Sunset Fire in the Hollywood Hills being the latest. The Palisades Fire- scorching the seaside area between Malibu and Santa Monica- exploded to more than 15,800 acres and has destroyed at least 1,000 structures, making it the most destructive ever in Los Angeles County.
About 1.5 million customers are without power in southern California, with nearly a million of them in Los Angeles County, according to PowerOutage.us.
US President Joe Biden directed the Department of Defense to rapidly provide additional firefighting personnel and capabilities, including air support, to the state of California. Joe Biden approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, allowing impacted communities and survivors to immediately access funds and resources to jumpstart their recovery.
The White House said in a statement, “As the fires continue to devastate communities, President Biden is focused on mobilizing life-saving and life-sustaining resources across the region.”
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Los Angeles Wildfire Live Updates: UCLA cancels all undergraduate classes
Los Angeles Wildfire Live Updates: UCLA’s chancellor Julio Frenk said the university would “curtail campus operations” because of the ongoing fire.
“I ask that you do everything you can to stay safe and, if you are able, to look out for those around you,” the chancellor wrote.
Los Angeles Wildfire Live Updates: US President Joe Biden Cancels Rome Trip To Focus On Wildfires
Los Angeles Wildfire Live Updates: US President Joe Biden will no longer travel to Rome, Italy, the White House announced, canceling the trip scheduled for the final days of his presidency. The White House said, “After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with police, fire and emergency personnel fighting the historic fires raging in the area and approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response in the days ahead.”
Los Angeles Wildfire Live Updates: California Mobilizes 7,500 Personnel As Wildfire Escalates
Los Angeles Wildfire Live Updates: California Governor Gavin Newsom mobilized over 7,500 firefighting and emergency personnel. He said, “We are putting all available resources behind fighting these wildfires, including leveraging local and federal assets. California has thousands of boots on the ground working to combat these fires.”
