More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, as parched Southern California endured another round of dangerous winds and two major previous blazes continued to smolder.

Smoke quickly filled the skies over Southern California on Wednesday as a new wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, rapidly grew to more than 5,000 acres, video shows.

The funding would help pay for services ranging from shelters for those who have lost their homes and debris removal, among other things.

Evacuations have been ordered for remote communities near a new wind-driven wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states for eligible recovery efforts after major disasters, contrary to posts online saying FEMA has “no money” to respond to the wildfires in southern California.

The Hughes fire has burned through 3,407 acres since it started late Wednesday morning, according to local officials.

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An unevidenced claim that Russia has offered support to the California wildfires response was read by millions of people online.

In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom's leadership and at times promoted misinformation about California's response. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested there should be conditions on federal wildfire aid to force changes in California.

Firefighters continue to combat the Hughes Fire, along with the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have claimed 28 lives and destroyed over 14,000 structures.