California President Joe Biden has declared a state of disaster in the wake of widespread wildfires in the western United States.
According to Reuters, Biden plans to travel to Sacramento, the state capital, on Monday to assess the severity of the fire after the disaster was confirmed.
A White House spokesman said:
President Biden announced that a massive catastrophe had occurred in the state of California and ordered the use of federal aid to support efforts at the state, regional and local levels, while the Caldor fire started on August 14 and continues. continues.
Biden said last week that recent fires, storms and floods have severely damaged parts of the United States, affecting the lives of more than 100 million Americans this summer.