President Joe Biden, meanwhile, has approved a disaster declaration that brings new financial resources to remote stretches of northern New Mexico devastated by fire.
Fire crews in New Mexico sought Wednesday to keep the flames from pushing any closer to the town of Las Vegas and other villages scattered along the blaze’s shifting fronts. The fire has burned hundreds of square miles, dozens of homes and triggered the evacuation of 15,500 homes.
The new disaster aid includes grants for temporary housing and home repairs and low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses. It had burned nearly 60,000 acres of land. The fire also forced several New Mexico highways to close.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
President declares disaster in New Mexico wildfire zoneFirefighters have slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in the U.S. as heavy winds relented
Read more »
President declares disaster in New Mexico wildfire zoneFirefighters have slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in the U.S. as heavy winds relented
Read more »
Residents wary as fire burns near northeast New Mexico townResidents of the small northeast New Mexico town of Las Vegas have been watching aircraft disappear into a giant plume of smoke to fight a growing wildfire that has burned hundreds of square miles, destroyed about 170 homes and threatens more destruction
Read more »
Resilience, anger as New Mexico wildfire burns 'sacred land'Daniel Encinias stands next to his camping trailer in a New Mexico evacuation area and says he will rebuild his home torched by the largest wildfire burning in the United States.
Read more »
Resilience, anger as New Mexico wildfire burns 'sacred land'Daniel Encinias stands next to his camping trailer in a New Mexico evacuation area and says he will rebuild his home torched by the largest wildfire burning in the United States. He just wants the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to pay for it. The USFS has confirmed that one of its controlled burns went out of control early last month and later merged with another fire to become the second largest blaze in state history at 160,104 acres (65,000 hectares).
Read more »
Biden Declares Disaster in New Mexico as Largest Wildfire in US RagesFirefighters have slowed the advance of the largest wildfire in the U.S. as heavy winds relented, while Biden's disaster declaration brings new financial resources.
Read more »