Donald Trump told officials they need to do ‘more raking and cleaning’ as he surveyed still smoldering remains at a trailer park which was destroyed by the Northern California wildfires last week.
At least 71 people have died and more than 1,000 others are reported missing, authorities said as POTUS toured the apocalyptic landscape ravaged by the fires today.
‘We’re going to have to work quickly. Hopefully this is going to be the last of these because this was a really, really bad one,’ Trump said as he walked among the rubble where the Skyway Villa Mobile Home and RV Park in Paradise once stood.
Donald Trump told officials they need to do ‘more raking and cleaning’ as he surveyed still smoldering remains at a trailer park which was destroyed by the Northern California wildfires
A rescue worker and her cadaver dog search the Paradise Gardens apartments for victims of the Camp Fire in Paradise earlier today
'I think everybody's seen the light and I don't think we'll have this again to this extent,’ Trump said.
'I think people have to see this really to understand it,’ he added.
The president landed at the Beale Air Force base in Northern California hours after he blamed the deadly wildfires on poor forest management yet again, re-igniting fury among West Coast residents and firefighters.
He walked side by side with Paradise Mayor Jody Jones and surveyed the devastation of the once lively-town in person.
After landing in Yuba County, near the Camp Fire aftermath, around 1pm Eastern time (10am Pacific time), Trump was given a 30-minute helicopter tour of the area flying through the thick haze of smoke then headed out on foot to see rescue crews and the incinerated remains of the town.
Nodding toward the remnants of Paradise, Trump promised that state and federal partners would ‘get this cleaned up’ and ‘take care of the floors of the forest’.
The President once again appeared to blame forest management and made an eyebrow-raising comparison to a Nordic Nation.
President Donald Trump visits the charred wreckage of Skyway Villa Mobile Home and RV Park
Trump is seen visiting a neighborhood impacted by the Wolsey Fire with FEMA Administrator Brock Long and Governor Jerry Brown
Trump talks with California Governor elect Gavin Newsom and another official during a visit to Paradise
'Other countries do it differently, it’s a whole different story,' Trump said, citing purported comments from the president of Finland on how the Nordic nation deals with its forests.
He said they engage in 'raking and cleaning things and they don't have any problem'.
California has 33 million acres of forest, according to a University of California web page.
But experts claimed they wouldn't compare California to Nordic nations when it comes to managing their forests
![Trump also tweeted last night calling search and rescue responders 'Great Heroes]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/18/04/6329892-6402121-image-a-39_1542514591358.jpg)
Trump also tweeted last night calling search and rescue responders 'Great Heroes]
Federal agencies overseen by the Trump administration own and manage about 19 million acres of that total.
'I perhaps wouldn't compare Finland and California climate-wise’,' tweeted Veli-Pekka Kivimäki, a Finnish defense researcher.
‘And besides, 80 per cent of the country is classified as forest land. We don’t exactly manicure all of it'.
While experts agree that tree clearing and other forest management work is necessary, the Trump administration has proposed slashing tens of millions of dollars from the Department of Interior and US Forest Service budgets.
Asked at one point if the massive fire had changed his mind on climate change, Trump said: 'No, no. I have a strong opinion. I want a great climate,' he added.
The remains of residences leveled by the wildfire in Paradise as 12,000 homes were destroyed
A row of cars destroyed by fire along with every house in this Northern California neighborhood
Charlie Ramirez and her husband Michael John Ramirez return to their burned down home for the first time to try to recover items from the rubble in Paradise
Fire and forest management experts criticized Trump last weekend for blaming the wildfires on poor forest management and misappropriation of funds. 'Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!' Trump vowed on Twitter.
Firefighters in Northern California have mixed thoughts on President Donald Trump's criticism of forest management but say their main focus is fighting the blaze.
As firefighters returned to a command center in the Northern California city of Chico on Friday after 24-hour shifts, some learned for the first time that Trump was scheduled to visit Saturday.
Firefighter Joshua Watson said he viewed the upcoming visit as a sign of support for firefighters, 'no matter what you think about him'.
Gary Jacobs, a firefighter sent from San Mateo County, said everybody has their own opinions and he stays out of politics.
A home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Califofrnia on November 8
A home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Califofrnia on November 8
smoke and ash from the nearby Camp Fire in Chico, California that raged on November 7
Trump initially responded to the fires by blaming them on 'gross mismanagement' of forests in a tweet on Saturday.
Authorities attribute the death toll partly to the speed with which flames raced through the town with little advance warning, driven by howling winds and fueled by drought-desiccated scrub and trees.
The Butte County disaster coincided with a flurry of smaller blazes in southern California, including the Woolsey Fire.
The Woolsey fire has been linked with three fatalities and has destroyed at least 500 structures in the mountains and foothills near the Malibu coast west of Los Angeles.
The latest blazes have capped a two deadly wildfire seasons in California that scientists largely attribute to prolonged drought they say is symptomatic of climate change.
The cause of the fires are under investigation. But two electric utilities have said they sustained equipment problems close to the origins of the blazes around the time they were reported.
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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