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At least 55 people died on Maui after wildfires hit town with little warning

A dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane ignited the deadliest U.S. wildfire since the 2018 Camp Fire in California, which killed at least 85 people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mick Fleetwood's Hawaii restaurant destroyed by wildfire

Fleetwood Mac leader devastated as hurricane-fuelled wildfires ravage Hawaiian island of Maui

Louder

Collin Morikawa has roots in Lahaina. He's pledging $1,000 per birdie for Hawaii fires relief

Collin Morikawa is pledging $1,000 for every birdie he makes the next three PGA Tour events to help with relief for the deadly fires in Hawaii

The Independent UK

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Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government's initial response when disasters strike islands

Wildfires destroyed the Hawaiian tourist town of Lahaina on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023, leaving many of its roughly 13,000 residents homeless. Fires also burned in other areas on Maui, Hawaii’s second-largest island, and its Big Island. President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration on Aug. 10, which authorizes federal…

The Conversation

Photos: 'Whole town went and dissolved into ashes,' Hawaii lieutenant governor says

In Maui, a fast-moving wildfire decimated the town of Lahaina. Historical losses includes one of the largest banyan trees in the U.S.

WEKU

‘Heartbeat of Lahaina Town’: wildfire chars beloved 150-year-old banyan tree

Unprecedented wildfires raged through Hawaii’s Maui island, also claiming tree described as the largest banyan in the US

The Guardian - US

Morning Mail: Hawaii wildfires declared major disaster, activist says police pulled gun on him, World Cup fever grows

Warnings Hawaii wildfires death toll could rise, Matilda’s World Cup quarter-final looms large, climate activist says police pulled him over at gunpoint

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‘It’s gone forever’: Wildfires ravage town at heart of Hawaiian culture

Large parts of Lahania, the former capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, have been left in ashes as the Maui fires burn.

Al Jazeera

Ring by ring, majestic banyan tree in heart of fire-scorched Lahaina chronicles 150 years of history

For generations, the banyan tree along Lahaina town’s historic Front Street served as a gathering place

The Independent UK

At least 36 killed in raging Hawaii wildfires as locals dive into sea to escape flames

Strong winds from Hurrican Dora fanned the deadly fires ravaging Maui

The Independent UK

‘It looks like a war zone’: Lahaina residents tell of wildfire ‘nightmare’

Survivors describe devastating scene in historic Maui town, with areas burned to the ground by wildfire that has killed at least 55

The Guardian - US

First Thing: dozens die in unprecedented Hawaii wildfires

Fires fanned by Hurricane Dora have ripped through historic Lahaina. Plus, Trump asks to review classified evidence at Mar-a-Lago before trial

The Guardian - UK

Wildfire devastates Hawaii's historic Lahaina Town, a former capital of the kingdom

Smoke and ash lingered over Lahaina after a wildfire devastated Lahaina Town, one of Hawaii’s most historic cities and onetime capital of the former kingdom

The Independent UK

Maui wildfires map: Where are the Hawaii fires?

Deadly wildfires have been raging across Hawaii and the island of Maui County - here’s what we know so far

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The Guardian - US

Death toll from Hawaii wildfires increases to 55 as search for survivors continues

Officials warned death toll could rise after state’s ‘largest ever natural disaster’ left dozens of people injured

The Guardian - US

‘Like a bomb went off’: Maui wildfires decimate historic town of Lahaina

Flames fanned by Hurricane Dora leap above buildings, leaving residents grappling with loss of life and homes

The Guardian - US

Hawaii fires: ‘search and rescue still primary concern’ says official after Biden approves disaster declaration – as it happened

Federal funding made available on Thursday; emergency teams searching areas impacted by fires after at least 36 people were killed

Al Jazeera

Dozens killed as wildfires ravage Hawaii island of Maui

Several thousand residents escape homes as wind-fuelled flames swept across the Maui island resort town of Lahaina.

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The Independent UK

At least 36 killed in Hawaii wildfires as locals dive into sea to escape

Strong winds from Hurricane Dora fanned the deadly fires ravaging the island of Maui

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Hawaii wildfires kill six; Coalition defeated on medicines; and a breakthrough on endometriosis?

Over 4,000 people have been displaced after fires fanned by Hurricane Dora tore through the historic town of Lahaina

The Independent UK

Wildfires take Maui by surprise, burning through a historic town and killing at least 6 people

Wildfires have devastated parts of the island of Maui in Hawaii, killing at least six people, damaging or destroying more than 270 structures and reducing parts of historic Lahaina to ash

Chicago Sun-Times

At least 36 killed on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii and thousands race to escape

The fire took the island by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood in Lahaina Town.

The Guardian - US

Hawaii wildfires: how did the deadly Maui fire start and what caused it?

Rapidly moving fires that exploded on Tuesday night on the island of Maui have killed dozens and displaced thousands

Salon

Hawaiian fires leave at least six dead

Hawaiian hospitals are overwhelmed: “911 is down. Cell service is down."

The Guardian - AU

Six dead, dozens injured in Hawaiian blazes – as it happened

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