The US president, Joe Biden, has declared an emergency in California as wildfires devastate four neighbourhoods in Los Angeles. At least five different wildfires are still raging around Los Angeles, and the flames are visible from space,

After President Joe Biden said the government would cover 100 percent of the California wildfire fight, his response has been compared to other disasters.

Polls showed Biden falling behind Trump before he stepped aside, and that he lost ground after a shaky debate performance in June.

President Biden acknowledged that he may not have had the stamina to serve another four years in the White House if he had won reelection. "I don't know," Mr. Biden said in a recent interview with USA Today when asked whether he "would've had the vigor to serve another four years in office.