California governor Gavin Newsom has hit at Donald Trump over his LA wildfire response claims, calling the president-elect “delusional”. Trump this week blamed Newsom for the wildfire crisis, claiming in a social media post that he “refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water”.

Mexican firefighters have arrived in U.S. to help battle wildfires which have devastated large areas of California. Two aircraft carrying the crews, as well as humanitarian aid, landed in Los Angeles on Saturday where they were greeted by California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced today that he has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy firefighters, engines, and equipment to assist in battling the raging wildfires in California.