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https://news.sky.com/story/hawaii-w...-destroy-large-parts-of-town-in-maui-12936947
At least 36 people have died after wildfires rampaged through parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Maui County confirmed the deaths after fires swept across the historic town of Lahaina - sparking the evacuation of more than 11,400 people.
Major General Kenneth S. Hara,
the Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii, said gusts of up to 85mph had fuelled the flames and had prevented helicopters from aiding efforts to contain the fire.
On Thursday, governor Sylvia Luke
declared a state of emergency and urged people not to travel to West Maui, describing it as 'not a safe place to be'.
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames.
Aerial video from coastal Lahaina showed dozens of homes and businesses flattened, including in Front Street, where tourists gathered to shop and dine.
Smoking heaps of rubble lay piled high next to the waterfront, boats in the harbour were scorched and grey smoke hovered over the leafless skeletons of charred trees.
More than 270 structures have been damaged or destroyed so far according to officials in Lahaina.
An aerial view shows damage along the coast of Lahaina.
"Basically, the whole Front Street of Lahaina, all the shops, the historical buildings, everything, has been burnt right to the ground.
There are hundreds of people homeless, there's still no power in the whole town, people can't get access to food, so it was just an absolutely heart-wrenching sight."
The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which was passing to the south of the island chain, was partly to blame for gusts above 60mph.
The exact cause of the blaze has not yet been determined.
However, high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation are likely to have contributed, according to Major General Hara.
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At least 36 people have died after wildfires rampaged through parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Maui County confirmed the deaths after fires swept across the historic town of Lahaina - sparking the evacuation of more than 11,400 people.
Major General Kenneth S. Hara,
the Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii, said gusts of up to 85mph had fuelled the flames and had prevented helicopters from aiding efforts to contain the fire.
On Thursday, governor Sylvia Luke
declared a state of emergency and urged people not to travel to West Maui, describing it as 'not a safe place to be'.
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames.
Aerial video from coastal Lahaina showed dozens of homes and businesses flattened, including in Front Street, where tourists gathered to shop and dine.
Smoking heaps of rubble lay piled high next to the waterfront, boats in the harbour were scorched and grey smoke hovered over the leafless skeletons of charred trees.
More than 270 structures have been damaged or destroyed so far according to officials in Lahaina.
An aerial view shows damage along the coast of Lahaina.
"Basically, the whole Front Street of Lahaina, all the shops, the historical buildings, everything, has been burnt right to the ground.
There are hundreds of people homeless, there's still no power in the whole town, people can't get access to food, so it was just an absolutely heart-wrenching sight."
The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which was passing to the south of the island chain, was partly to blame for gusts above 60mph.
The exact cause of the blaze has not yet been determined.
However, high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation are likely to have contributed, according to Major General Hara.
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