FEMA's administrator says more than 24,000 in LA have applied for assistance
Source: NPR
Updated January 12, 2025 5:12 PM ET
As Los Angeles firefighters push into their sixth day battling the still-raging wildfires, thousands of residents are beginning to survey the damage left behind in their communities.
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, and more than 150,000 residents are under evacuation orders as the city braces for more powerful winds which threaten to exacerbate the already devastating fires.
Last week, President Biden declared a major disaster in the area, opening up federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The White House says the funding is being used to provide people with services such as grants for temporary housing and low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/12/nx-s1-5256903/fema-administrator-discusses-their-plan-of-action-for-the-california-fires