Did LA Fire Hydrants run of Water? Trump takes on Newsom | Vantage with Palki Sharma

now let's move to the US city of Los Angeles which is dealing with devastating wildfires five people have been killed 130,000 have been evacuated thousands of homes have burned to the ground and firefighters are struggling to contain the blaze by some estimates the total damages are worth $ 57 billion that makes it one of the most expensive disasters ever recorded at this point the priority should be dealing with the tragedy but us politicians are m in a political battle as Los Angeles continues to burn they're fighting over fire hydrants and debating whether they had enough

water our next report tells you more welcome to the Hollywood Hills a legendary neighborhood in the Heart of Los Angeles it's home to countless celebrities a front row view of the world's most influential Studios and the iconic Hollywood sign but tonight it's not the lights of tinsel town that are shining bright it's the glow of destructive Flames wildfires are tearing through Los Angeles leaving Devastation in their wake the Hollywood Hills now stand directly in the line of fire across the city the devastation is heartbreaking at least five lives have been lost over 130,000 people have

been forced to flee their homes please leave the area even the richest and most famous haven't been spared prominent celebrities like Paris Hilton and Adam bro have lost everything entire Productions have gone dark the Oscars have delayed their nominations and a City built on storytelling now grapples with a real life tragedy everything our house is on fire that's our house and it's you can tell it's next and we're getting out feel like Governor Newsome if you're watching this if you can please help out and reach out to us that would be wonderful we live here

in nadena and yeah we're just going through it the first flames ignited in the Pacific Palisades within our The Inferno spreads to four other areas Pasadena Silmar Hollywood Hills and the Acton region only one fire has been contained so far the others continue to ravage the city fast moving Flames fanned by powerful winds have leveled 1500 structures many of them are multi-million dollar homes officials are calling it the worst fire in Los Angeles's history and possibly one of the most expensive disasters ever recorded early estimates put the damage at a staggering $57 billion it's kind

of sad you know I mean everybody's lost not just this community Community next door I'm sure all the people up there have lost everything uh this is pretty devastating this is pretty devastating I don't think La has seen anything like this before what's gone up in Flames I I can't believe I'm standing here I bloke every blockade to get here it's just so sad excuse my language this is unb so what caused this devastating fire wildfires are a natural part of life in the American West they even play a crucial role in the ecosystem Southern

California experienced two decades of drought followed by two unusually wet years that triggered explosive vegetation growth this Lush growth dried out after 8 months without rain turning the region into a Tinder Box ready to ignite and this winter it was one of the driest California has ever seen all it took was a spark a single catalyst combined with extreme winds the fires quickly spun out of control while investigations continue to determine the immediate cause one thing is certain climate change is a major player in this tragedy but as Los Angeles keeps burning the Raging Inferno

has led to a political battle California is a blue State headed by Democratic governor Gavin Nome US President Joe Biden too was supposed to be in Rome to today but he canceled his visit to monitor the situation Trump did you make a decision but president-elect Donald Trump is using this tragedy to take aim at Governor nuum he's accused the state government of gross incompetence he claims fire hydrants ran dry when they were needed the most and he's criticized policies that prioritized preserving wetlands and Wildlife arguing that these decisions have now come back to haunt Los

Angeles Trump's comments have sparked a fresh wave of controversy turning the devastation into a political flasho the biggest homes some of the most valuable homes in the world are are just destroyed I don't even know you know the you talk about a tax base if those people leave you're going to lose half your tax base of of California this is a true tragedy and it's a mistake of the governor and you could say the administration they don't have any water they didn't have water in the fire hydrants they don't don't have water Trump says it's

an issue he raised during campaigning and his BFF Elon Musk has chimed in he says LA's incompetence and the fire department prioritizing Dei which stands for diversity equality and inclusion has left Los Angeles to die right now so the city faces not only a natural disaster but a political and social Reckoning this tragedy has exposed fault in policy and preparedness with accusations and blame games shifting as quickly as the fires themselves while residents grapple with loss and uncertainty the larger questions Loom how will California adapt to a new era of climate driven disasters who will

take responsibility for the failures and what does this tragedy mean for the future of a City built on dreams for now the firers rage on leaving Los Angeles scarred and searching for answers from breaking news to the day's biggest controversies shedding light on the world's top headlines detailed analysis on the stories that matter the most to you catch it all on Spotlight at 6:00 p.m. India time and 12:30 GMT only on first post