The devastating wildfires on Maui have claimed at least 36 lives, the Mayor has confirmed, with a historic Hawaiian town nearly 'wiped off the map' as whole communities have been 'decimated'. The number has shot up from Mayor Richard Bissen's earlier announcement of six deaths. At the time, he said 271 buildings had been torched - a number which could rise further - with the fires already causing multi-billion dollar damage. Authorities are struggling to shelter the hundreds of locals and tourists who have been displaced - while President Biden issued federal aid and sent Black Hawks to help douse the unrelenting flames that are fueled by intense winds near Hawaii.
Don't sweat the short ad at the beginning. The video has a lot
of pictures of what the town looked like before the fires...
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Never mind that; is the Obama House okay?
ReplyDeleteBrought back a lot of memories.....my wife and I honeymooned in Maui in 2007 in a condo just north of Lahaina....what a shame....one of the most peaceful places I ever visited...
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