President-elect Donald Trump launched a new round of criticism Sunday targeting Democrats over their efforts to tame the Southern California wildfires, ripping rival liberal leaders as “incompetent” witnesses to “one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our Country.”

Mexican firefighters have arrived in U.S. to help battle wildfires which have devastated large areas of California.

At least 16 people have died across the Los Angeles area in the wildfires. Officials have said the true death toll is not known as the fires continue to burn.

Flames were licking his fence, he was choking on smoke, and bullets were whizzing by his leg. Despite it all, Tristin Perez never left his Altadena home during the deadly Eaton fire.

Newsweek reached out to California Governor Gavin Newsom's office via email for comment on Saturday. The Context. Wildfires have ravaged Southern California this past week. The Ea