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Sunday, January 12, 2025 1:44AM
Gov. Gavin Newsom described the communal assistance deployed from occidental states, successful summation to teams from Canada and Mexico, to assistance combat the California wildfires.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A humanitarian squad from Mexico, deployed to combat the fires burning successful Southern California, arrived astatine Los Angeles International Airport connected Saturday afternoon.
Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his gratitude to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, arsenic helium welcomed much than 70 Mexican firefighters.
"Emergencies person nary borders - we are profoundly grateful to our neighbors successful Mexico for their unwavering enactment during 1 of our top times of need," Newsom said successful a statement. "Thank you to President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo for lending the champion of the best."
The firefighters volition articulation much than 14,000 unit already connected the crushed warring the fires.
The politician primitively said the firefighters would combat the Eaton Fire successful Altadena, but due to the fact that the Palisades Fire is continuing to dispersed adjacent Brentwood, they volition assistance assistance with firefighting efforts there.
Aside from Mexico, communal assistance from Canada is besides expected to get connected Monday.
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