Trump-ordered water release wasted billions of gallons: experts

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Feb 4, 2025

Donald Trump's demand for billions of gallons (liters) of water to be released in California, in what he said was a move to help combat fires in Los Angeles, was wasteful and pointless, experts say. The US president told military engineers to open two dams in the state's central valley, claiming it would help put out blazes that have ravaged the city and would also irrigate farmland. "Ev