BIDEN ANNOUNCES ONE-TIME PAYMENT FOR VICTIMS AS WILDFIRES RAGE

Oladipupo Olamiposi
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3 days ago

The outgoing President of the United States, Joe Biden, has announced a federal aid of $770 one-time payment to California wildfire victims as the Los Angeles County battles one of the worst sets of fires in state history.

Biden, who made the announcement during a briefing with Vice President Kamala Harris and emergency officials, also said the government will be covering 100% of the disaster response costs for the next six months.

He revealed that about 33,000 residents have already registered for disaster assistance, while urging the Congress to step up with the funding.

According to the government, the total damage and economic loss from the fires is now estimated to be between 250 billion dollars and 275 billion dollars.

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