The White House reversed its attitude within a day and approved California to enter a state of disaster due to wildfires

　　Chinanews.com, October 17th. According to a report by the US Chinese website, California wildfires have caused 31 deaths and more than 9,200 buildings destroyed in the past few months.

On October 16, local time, US President Trump approved California's statement requesting the President to declare a state of disaster in order to extinguish record fires in the state.

　　California Governor Newsom said in a statement: "Just after a phone call with President Trump, the President has approved our state of major disaster. Thank him for his prompt response." Once the state of disaster enters, the Trump administration will release Federal funds provide assistance to state governments.

On September 28, local time, in Calistoga, California, wildfires continued to rages.

The picture shows local people looking at the forest fire in the distance.

　　A spokesperson for the California Fire Department said earlier in October that in 2020, more than 4 million acres of land in California have been destroyed by fires.

As of the 15th, there were 21 active fires across California.

Since the beginning of 2020, 31 people have died and more than 9,200 buildings have been destroyed.

　　Among them, Creek is the largest wildfire in the state's history. It has burned 341,000 acres of land in the Fresno area, and the Bobcat wildfire has destroyed 115,000 acres.

The "El Dorado" fire caused by the party has already burned 22,000 acres of land in the San Bernardino National Forest.

　　Newsom also outlined the impact of wildfires in a letter to the Trump administration on September 28, demanding financial assistance from the federal government.

He wrote that the damage to the infrastructure is estimated at more than $229 million.

　　On October 15, the White House stated that California's request for the president to issue a major disaster statement was rejected because "it has no relevant data to support it."

On the 16th, President Trump approved California's statement requesting the President to declare a state of disaster.

　　White House Deputy Press Secretary Dill said: "The governor and (House Minority Leader Kevin) McCarthy delivered speeches and presented a compelling case, as well as another realistic view of the reconsideration, which prompted the president to approve the declaration. ."