Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has conveyed a message of support to U.S. President Joe Biden amid the raging fires sweeping Los Angeles, California.
The wildfires have devasted areas including the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Sunset, and the San Fernando Valley with five people dead and 22 injured.
Albanese revealed he had personally sent a message to the U.S. president during a press conference in Western Australia, noting “I have a direct line.”
“It is tragic that there has already been a significant loss of life in the United States on the West Coast, and all Australians express our support and myself as prime minister sent a message to the president … expressing our support in what is a difficult time,” Albanese said told reporters….