Rows of cars at a dealership, blasted by flames, looked like they had been bombed. A man wearing a mask walked by debris of a neighborhood destroyed. A couple, arms around each other, looked at what was left of their smoldering home. A statue of a human, without a head, lay on a street.

U.S. President Joe Biden canceled an upcoming trip to Italy due to the wildfires in California, the White House said on Wednesday, adding that he wanted to focus on directing the full federal response to the fires.

Hunter Biden was originally notified his house was likely "burned to the ground," President Biden said, but now "it appears it may still be standing."

"I told the governor and local officials, spare no expense," President Biden said, calling the damage "catastrophic."