Rebuilding Los Angeles neighborhoods damaged by devastating fires will cost tens of billions of dollars, US President Joe Biden said.
"It's gonna cost tens of billions of dollars to get Los Angeles back to where it was. So we're gonna need Congress to step up funding to get this done. And we're gonna get that done," Biden said at a briefing with federal officials.
At least 24 people have died due to the wildfires, and more than 12,300 buildings, including celebrity homes, have been destroyed. Meteorologists note that dry and windy weather caused the fire to spread quickly.