Three individuals have been charged with fraudulently seeking FEMA relief funds by falsely claiming their properties were damaged by the recent California wildfires that left 29 dead, DOJ announced Wednesday.

Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph McNally told reporters three individuals are charged with allegedly making false claims to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities have charged three individuals with fraudulently obtaining disaster relief funds by falsely claiming their properties were damaged in the Eaton and Palisades wildfires,

Incoming heavy rain from an atmospheric river-fueled storm that slammed into the West Coast early Wednesday is threatening mudslides and debris flows in Southern California and has already prompted evacuations in the Los Angeles area.

California braced for the arrival of a massive storm on Wednesday, evacuating residents in areas at risk of mudslides and debris flows.

An evacuation warning is in place for parts of the Palisades Fire burn zone. The centre-Right Demokraatit Party is celebrating an upset parliamentary election victory in Greenland, after Donald Trump said the US would take control of the island “one way or another”.