Watch as President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the devastating wildfires engulfing the Los Angeles area in California.

WASHINGTON — As uncontrolled wildfires rage around Los Angeles, the Biden administration announced Wednesday it approved a Major Disaster Declaration for California. The declaration allows survivors to access funds and other resources immediately to help in the region's recovery.

He also took a dig at President Joe Biden over the matter: "This is what Joe Biden is leaving me. Thanks Joe!"

President Joe Biden has already vowed that over the next six months the federal government will pay 100% of disaster response costs connected to the wildfires ravaging Southern California.

At least five people are dead and many more are injured as a series of devastating fires grow uncontained across Southern California amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to contain the historic destruction.

Four fires burning in different parts of Los Angeles County are being fanned by wind gusts as high as 100 mph.

Tens of thousands were evacuated as more than 5,000 acres burned in the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles. At least 1,000 structures are estimated to have been destroyed in the fire.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of California to supplement ... while the Altadena and Pasadena-based Eaton fire ...

Late Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that President Joe Biden had declared the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires as major disasters. That meant that the federal government will pay ...

President Joe Biden will give remarks on the response to the California fires following ... Authorities in Pasadena warned residents not to use tap water in evacuated areas for drinking or cooking ...

Strong winds over the next day will create dangerous conditions as several major wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area. About 88,000 people remained under evacuation orders Tuesday morning because of the fires. But another 84,800 have been warned that they might be ordered to evacuate.

Three blazes continue to burn around Los Angeles, with the fire threat remaining "very high" due to strong winds, LA county officials have said. The largest fire is the Palisades, which has now burnt through 23,000 acres and is 11% contained.