the historic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. we already know this is the deadliest disaster in the state s history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. this was lahaina s historic seafront, now reduced to ashes. bustling streets and shops all razed to the ground. but it s too early to accurately assess the full extent and impact of this disaster. buildings burned to the ground have not yet been searched. the fires that claimed them and the lives of those inside may be contained, but they re still burning. thousands have been left homeless by the ferocious flames fanned by winds from an offshore hurricane. thank you very much. yeah they flocked to shelters seeking food and water.
the number of people killed by wildfires on the island of maui has now risen to 80. it s hawaii s deadliest ever natural disaster. this is drone footage from the all but destroyed town of lahaina. as you can see, structures are completely flattened, trees stripped, with the devastation reaching all the way to the shoreline. hawaii s attorney general has begun an investigation into how authorities responded to the fires, after some residents said they received no warning. 0ur north america correspondent sophie long reports from maui. the historic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. we already know this is the deadliest disaster in the state s history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. this was lahaina s historic seafront, now reduced to ashes. bustling streets and shops all razed to the ground. but it s too early to accurately
seafront, now reduced to ashes. bustling streets and shops all razed to the ground. but it s too early to accurately assess the full extent and impact of this disaster. buildings burned to the ground have not yet been searched. the fires that claimed them, and the lives of those inside, may be contained, but they re still burning. thousands have been left homeless by the ferocious flames, fanned by winds from an offshore hurricane. thank you very much, yeah. they flocked to shelters, seeking food and water. the need for assistance is great but, so too is great, but so too are the challenges to meeting it. the only land route to those most in need has been blocked. as road access to lahaina was opened and people started to make their way back to see what if anything remains, hawaii s governor urged people to prepare themselves to witness destruction like they ve never seen.
to the fires after some residents said they received no warning. 0ur north america correspondent sophie long reports from maui. the historic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. we already know this is the deadliest disaster in the state s history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. this was lahaina s historic seafront, now reduced to ashes. bustling streets and shops all razed to the ground. but it s too early to accurately assess the full extent and impact of this disaster. buildings burned to the ground have not yet been searched. the fires that claimed them and the lives of those inside may be contained, but they re still burning. thousands have been left homeless by the ferocious flames, fanned
bustling streets and shops all razed to the ground. but it s too early to accurately assess the full extent and impact of this disaster. buildings burned to the ground have not yet been searched. the fires that claimed them and the lives of those inside may be contained, but they re still burning. thousands have been left homeless by the ferocious flames fanned by winds from an offshore hurricane. thank you very much. yeah they flocked to shelters seeking food and water. the need for assistance is great, but so too are the challenges to meeting it. the only land route to those most in need has been blocked. as road access to lahaina was opened and people started to make their way back to see what, if anything, remains, hawaii s governor urged people to prepare themselves to witness destruction like they ve never seen.