Jun 12 2022 09:21
US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the US federal government will fund the full response to wildfires in New Mexico, amid the anger of fire survivors.
“We have a responsibility to help the state recover,” Biden told elected officials and paramedics at an afternoon briefing in the state capital, Santa Fe, as he reviews efforts to combat the state’s largest fire in recorded history.
“Today I’m announcing that the costs will be fully covered by the federal government,” Biden added, though earlier in the day he said he would need Congress to approve some of the funding.
The blaze, fanned by drought and winds, has destroyed hundreds of homes in the mountains northeast of Santa Fe since the US Forest Service said two fires were out of control in April.
Source: agencies
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