THE death toll from California’s worst fire on record rose to 76 as U.S. President Trump vowed Saturday to help California recover from the devastation and work to prevent catastrophic blazes.

The number of those still unaccounted for continued to rise, standing at 1,276 people as of Saturday night.

But Butte County officials said the list is far from precise and could include duplicates as well as the names of people who have not checked in with loved ones or authorities.

The remains of five more people were found Saturday.

Trump toured the rubble of Paradise, where more than 12,000 structures were lost, with Gov. Jerry Brown and Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom.

Trump said he was stunned by the level of destruction.

“Hopefully, this will be the last of these, because it was a really, really bad one,” the president said. “People have to see this to really understand it.”

Though he and Brown have strong political differences, they struck a chord of unity.

Trump praised the state’s first responders and said he had productive discussions with Brown and Newsom.

Asked about whether his views on climate change had shifted, the president said no: “I have a strong opinion; I want great climate.”

Brown said the road ahead will be challenging.

“It’s a big, massive cleanup after a massive tragedy,” he said. “Somehow we will pull through it together.”

Trump was roundly criticized last week for erroneously blaming the fires on poor forest management and threatening to cut funding to California.

But in recent days, the president has offered more conciliatory comments about the wildfires, saying Tuesday, “We mourn for the lives lost and we pray for the victims of the California wildfires.”

In an interview on Fox News, Trump said climate change might have contributed to the fires but maintained that forest management policies must change.

(SD-Agencies)