U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Colorado on Friday to view the devastation left by a rare winter wildfire that ravaged two Denver-area towns last week, leaving thousands of residents without homes.
U.S. President Joe Biden receives an economic briefing in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Tom BrennerLOUISVILLE, Colo., Jan 7 - U.S. President Joe Biden, visiting the scene of Colorado's most destructive wildfire on record, said on Friday the rare winter blaze marked the latest "code red" reminder of an ominously changing climate he hopes to confront with his renewable energy agenda.
Two people were missing and feared dead after the wind-driven, prairie-grass fire incinerated more than 1,000 dwellings on Dec. 30-31, making it the most destructive Colorado blaze on record in terms of property losses.The fire in Boulder County, on the northern outskirts of the Denver metropolitan area, charred 6,000 acres and laid waste to parts of Louisville and the adjacent town of Superior.
The president, pausing to embrace some residents and place a hand on the shoulders of others, was joined on the tour by Colorado Governor Jared Polis and three members of the state's congressional delegation.Addressing first-responders and members of the community at a nearby recreation center later, Biden said he was as moved by the scope of devastation he saw as he was by "the incredible courage and resolve that you all show.
While acknowledging such measures offer no immediate solace to survivors of last week's fire, he said greater investments in renewable energy would spur major job growth while addressing the looming threat of more climate-related calamities.
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