LA fires: California Governor Gavin Newsom orders investigation into water crisis as death toll rises to 11
FirstpostOut of the 11, five of those deaths occurred due to the deadly Palisades fire, and the other six resulted from the Eaton fire. The death toll in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires has climbed up to 11 as California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered the investigation into claims about the shortage of water. Newsom orders an investigation into the issue of low water pressure California Governor Gavin Newsom said that he called for an independent investigation into the claims of the loss of water pressure to some fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir. In a letter to the LA Department of Water and Power Chief Janisse Quiñones and LA County Public Works Director Mark Pastrella, Newsom described the reports as “deeply troubling,” The Guardian reported. Meanwhile, Harris, who came from California herself said in the press briefing with Joe Biden and California governor Gavin Newsom that we are witnessing “mass devastation” and that the effect of the historic wildfires “is going to linger for quite some time.” “There are moments where we should find optimism in the heroism of people."