US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for the wildfires raging across California, in a Twitter spat with the state's Governor.
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| Around 40,000 hectares have been destroyed by the wildfires in recent weeks, and more than 370 structures destroyed. |
Californian Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency last week, with around 40,000 hectares destroyed by wildfires fuelled by historic winds in recent weeks, and more than 11,000 people evacuated from their homes.
More than 370 structures have been destroyed since the fires started on October 23.
In his first recent comments on the California fires, Mr Trump tweeted on Sunday that Democratic Mr Newsom had done a "terrible job of forest management”.
Read the ABC News story - “Donald Trump threatens to pull California fire aid in Twitter spat with state's Governor.”
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