The police have arrested more than twenty people who tried to rob the houses of evacuees in Los Angeles.
In Los Angeles, USA, the authorities are trying not only to fight against the flames, but also to curb the looting of the homes of people who fled the wildfires in the devastated areas.
US media such as of the Los Angeles Times according to the police have arrested more than twenty people who had tried to rob the houses of evacuees in Los Angeles.
At a news conference yesterday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Roger Luna condemned looting as behavior that will not be tolerated.
To curb criminal activity, the authorities also imposed a nighttime curfew, from evening to six in the morning local time. In addition, police patrols are patrolling the area, where roadblocks have also been set up.
There are many very expensive valuable houses located in the disaster areas.
The wildfires raging in Los Angeles for the third day are the most extensive and destructive in the history of the state of California, says the president Joe Biden.
According to Biden, the fires are proof that climate change is real. He promised that the federal government would cover all disaster-related expenses for the first 180 days.
At least ten people have been confirmed dead. The death toll is believed to increase.