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    Devastating aftermath of Hawaii wildfires: 55 die, recovery to take years

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    Devastating aftermath of Hawaii wildfires: 55 die, recovery to take years

    Brushfires broke out Tuesday and rapidly engulfed the seaside town of Lahaina


    Published:  August 11, 2023 11:50 Last updated:  August 23, 2023 13:32 Gulf News Report  and  AFP
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    An aerial image shows destroyed homes and buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. Image Credit: AFP
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    Kahului: A terrifying wildfire that left a historic Hawaiian town in charred ruins has killed at least 53 people, authorities said Thursday, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the US state's history. Image Credit: AP
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    Brushfires on the west coast of Hawaii's Maui island - fueled by high winds from a nearby hurricane - broke out Tuesday and rapidly engulfed the seaside town of Lahaina. The flames moved so quickly that many were caught off-guard, trapped in the streets or jumping into the ocean in a desperate bid to escape. Image Credit: AFP
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    The fires follow other extreme weather events in North America this summer, with record-breaking wildfires still burning across Canada and a major heat wave baking the US southwest. Europe and parts of Asia have also endured soaring temperatures, with major fires and floods wreaking havoc. Image Credit: AFP
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    "What we've seen today has been catastrophic... likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history," Governor Josh Green said. "In 1960 we had 61 fatalities when a large wave came through Big Island," he said earlier in the day, referring to a tragedy that struck a year after Hawaii became the 50th US state. "This time, it's very likely that our death totals will significantly exceed that." Image Credit: Reuters
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    Maui County officials said confirmed fatalities stood at 53, and firefighters were still battling the blaze in the town that served as the Hawaiian kingdom's capital in the early 19th century. Image Credit: AFP
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    Pictures taken by an AFP photographer who flew over Lahaina showed it had been reduced to blackened, smoking ruins. The burned skeletons of trees still stand, rising above the ashes of the buildings to which they once offered shelter. Green said 80 percent of the town was gone. "Buildings that we've all enjoyed and celebrated together for decades, for generations, are completely destroyed," he said. Image Credit: AFP
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    Thousands have been left homeless and Green said a massive operation was swinging into action to find accommodation. "We are going to need to house thousands of people," he told a press conference. "That will mean reaching out to all of our hotels and those in the community to ask people to rent extra rooms at their property." Image Credit: AP
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    President Joe Biden on Thursday declared the fires a "major disaster" and unblocked federal aid for relief efforts, with rebuilding expected to take years. Image Credit: AFP
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    US Coast Guard commander Aja Kirksey told CNN around 100 people were believed to have jumped into the water in a desperate effort to flee the fast-moving flames as they tore through Lahaina. Kirksey said helicopter pilots struggled to see because of dense smoke, but that a Coast Guard vessel had been able to rescue more than 50 people from the water. "It was a really rapidly developing scene and pretty harrowing for the victims that had to jump into the water," she added. Image Credit: AP
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    Volunteers with King's Cathedral Maui unload donations of blankets and supplies in Kahului, Hawaii. Image Credit: AFP
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    Green said around 1,700 buildings were believed to have been affected by the blaze. "With lives lost and properties decimated, we are grieving with each other during this inconsolable time," Maui Mayor Richard Bissen said. "In the days ahead, we will be stronger as a... community," he added, "as we rebuild with resilience and aloha." Image Credit: AFP
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    Thousands of people have already been evacuated from Maui, with 1,400 people waiting at the main airport in Kahului overnight, hoping to get out. Maui County has asked visitors to leave "as soon as possible," and organized buses to move evacuees from shelters to the airport. Image Credit: AP
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    The island hosts around a third of all the visitors who holiday in the state, and their dollars are vital for the local economy. With a hurricane passing to the south of Hawaii, high winds fueled flames that consumed dry vegetation. Image Credit: AP
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    Thomas Smith, a professor with the London School of Economics, said that while wildfires are not uncommon in Hawaii, the blazes this year "are burning a greater area than usual, and the fire behavior is extreme, with fast spread rates and large flames." Image Credit: AFP
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    As global temperatures rise over time, heat waves are projected to become more frequent, with increased dryness due to changing rainfall patterns creating ideal conditions for bush or forest fires. Image Credit: AFP

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