Canada and Mexico have sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes in the Los Angeles area, and Ukraine also has offered assistance. But social media posts misleadingly claim "$00,000,000" in "foreign aid" has been offered to the U.
Several readers asked whether Mexico and Canada sent support to California as destructive wildfires burn in the Los Angeles area. That’s true.
Canada's 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the country's history, with South Africa being one of several countries to send assistance.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that her country was sending support in part because many Mexican people live in the Los Angeles area.
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Air tankers, firefighters and technicians from the neighboring countries are on their way to Los Angeles in a show of solidarity.
As crews work to contain the destructive fires, posts circulating across social media claim Mexico and Canada have sent firefighters to California to help crews there. Multiple VERIFY readers ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday he was deploying 60 firefighters to California to help with the wildfires. In a post on the social platform X, Trudeau said Canada was
Mexico sent a team of firefighters to California on Saturday to help teams battling the raging wildfires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles. Additionally, several Canadian provinces are sending crews to join the fight against spreading wildfires.
Canada, Mexico, Ukraine and Iran have all offered support to Los Angeles as wildfires continue to destroy the Californian city's landscape and infrastructure. Newsweek has contacted the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom for comment and updates on help that has been sent to the state.
These Canadian CL-415 aircrafts, also known as amphibious water bombers, have been on the front lines fighting the wildfires blazing through California