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California governor Gavin Newsom, on the right, says half a billion gallons of water was dropped on the Palisades fire
Speaking to US news outlet NBC, California governor Gavin Newsom says he thinks this will be the worst natural disaster in the country “in terms of just the costs associated with it, in terms of the scale and scope.”
But, he asks people to not turn their backs on the cityand come back and rebuildas they will be supported.
On fire insuranceNewsom says the total value of the claims are being assessed, adding “we will determine what to do after we understand the magnitude of those claims”.
Moving onto the firefighting effortshe tells NBC that half a billion gallons of water was dropped on the Palisades Fire to stop it going down into Bel Air and Brentwood.
He adds that there are 14,000 people working against the firesthey have doubled the National Guard, and 73 fire fighters from Mexico have arrived to help.
Earlier in the week, President-elect Donald Trump accused Newsom of stopping water flowing into the state in order to protect Delta smelt – a variety of fish.
On Trump’s comments, Newsom says he doesn’t know “what he’s referring to when he talks about the Delta smelt and reservoirs, reservoirs are completely full”.
“That mis and disinformation I don’t think advantages or aid any of us,” Newsom says in response.
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