MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico sent a team of firefighters to California on Saturday to help teams battling wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles.
“A humanitarian aid group is leaving for Los Angeles, California,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X Saturday morning, posting photos of firefighters holding Mexican and California flags standing on the tarmac in front of two planes.
“We are a country of generosity and solidarity,” she added.
Six simultaneous fires that have ripped through Los Angeles County neighborhoods since Tuesday have killed at least 11 people and damaged or destroyed 10,000 structures. The toll is expected to increase when firefighters are able to conduct house-to-house searches.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom thanked Mexico in a message on X posted Friday after the deployment was announced.
“California is deeply grateful for President Sheinbaum’s support as we work to contain the wildfires in Los Angeles,” he wrote.
