President Biden Announces Payments For L.A. Fire Victims
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President Joe Biden and his administration have announced a $770 one-time payment for Los Angeles fire victims amid the historic blazing tearing through the region.
Biden made the announcement during a Monday evening meeting with senior officials, convened to address the ongoing federal response to California’s worst wildfires in state history. Biden stated: “I want to be clear, we are not waiting until those fires are over to start helping the victims. We are helping them all right now. People impacted by these fires are going to receive a one-time payment of $770. So, they can quickly purchase things like water, baby formula, and prescriptions. So far, nearly 6,000 survivors have registered to do just that, and $5.1 million has gone one.”
He added, “It’s going to cost tens of billions of dollars to get Los Angeles to what it was. We are going to need Congress to step up with the funding to get this done.” Biden previously announced the government will cover 100% of fire disaster response costs for the next six months.
The wildfires have claimed at least 24 lives, scorched 40,000 acres in Greater Los Angeles, and destroyed over 12,300 structures, wiping out entire communities. The Palisades Fire had the largest in the area, burning more that 23,000 acres and remains only 14% contained. Neighborhoods that will suffer the hardest are Brentwood, Encino, and Westwood.
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