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Death toll from Hawaii wildfires increases to 53 and more than 1,000 structures have burned

Maui wildfire death toll hits 53, resort town in smouldering ruins

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3230714/maui-wildfire-death-toll-hits-53-hawaiian-resort-town-lahaina-smouldering-ruins

The island that forms part of the US state of Hawaii was caught off guard by major fires that broke out Tuesday night, cutting off the western side of Maui and the historic town of Lahaina.

Maui wildfire death toll hits 53, resort town in smouldering ruins

12 comments

marduk

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On Maui. Rumors from first responders point to a death toll in the hundreds. Lahaina town looks like it was bombed and we won't know how many people are lost until all the rubble can be searched.

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Chozo

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What a tragic situation. Does anyone know of any good relief efforts that are helping out in Hawaii right now? I feel like they're going to be needing a lot of help to recover from this.

Anon819450514

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We're so close to seeing a fire tornado go from fiction to reality.

Alto

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They've happened before, most commonly during the firestorms caused by bombing in ww2

Anon819450514

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I mean, natural ones. Not man-made ones 😂

I_Has_A_Hat

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Again, those happen commonly in wildfires. Firefighters have to regularly watch for them. It's not some mythical event.

camr_on

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chowdertailz

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I work at a bar with a regular with family and property on Maui. He was frantic trying to get ahold of people but got sent a video of people fleeing with multiple bodies on the ground as they try to escape the flames. Death count is definitely higher.

spectre

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Damn was there nowhere to evacuate to? (Makes sense being an island and all)

Edit: damn first thing tiktok shows me is people getting into the water while everything burns around them

cwagner

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favrion

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That is the Hawaiian gods telling tourists to stop visiting.

Hannahhannahhannah

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I really hope people use this to take climate change more seriously