Just shy of two weeks after post-tropical storm Lee, the campground's service has finally been restored. But the owners aren't pleased about lost time and revenue.
i don t know. obviously the hope is to the extent we still have 15,000 people without reliable telecommunications, we re hoping that a large percentage of that 850 is just about not having cell coverage and not having checked in with the government. a lot of people having lost everything are not immediately thinking about checking in with the government. they re thinking about their own physical and mental survival. so we hope it s that s but we just don t know. fema has brought in a team of technicians with cadaver dogs and they re working with the fbi and coroner s office to identify the remains. but it is a slow process to get it right. we just don t know what the total number of dead will be. do you think that while the fema response is you point out it was someone who s in charge of the region who was there for a conference, they did do what
For some area residents who have found themselves asking Can you hear me now? while on a cell phone, New Castle County officials are hoping to answer that with a
The wins are still there. there are still ashes and hotspots. we just have to be careful. it s very limited. the road from the airport, the main airport in maui, they call it the poly road, it s a two lane road that has been closed and there is limited access in and out. limited cell coverage. no internet. they haven t had power in 24 hours. it is really hard and it is going to take probably days before we know everybody is okay. helicopters can land in just about any terrain although, obviously, it is dangerous, these are particularly dangerous conditions, have you ever seen anything like this as a helicopter pilot? i am specifically not a pilot. i m the president of the company. we were landing in a couple of airports and safety is our number one priority. we do a full risk assessment. we evaluate the wind and
A hurricane hundreds of miles away that initially kept firefighting helicopters on the ground. miguel almaguer has made his way to maui and has this late report. reporter: the apocalyptic scene in maui unfolded before sunrise. an island wildfire so explosive, flames poured into the desperate to plunge the ocean escape inferno. careful here. reporter: the coast guard quickly plucking roughly a dozen from the water as witnesses say the unstoppable blaze ripped across homes and took at least six lives. the smoke was just so thick, people were running around looking for refuge. it was the heat was unbearable. reporter: during the chaotic evacuation oh, my god. reporter: hospitals treating at least 20 burn victims quickly became overwhelmed. 911 service went down. cell coverage is out, and the national guard was ordered in to help. it really took us by surprise. reporter: as 70-mile-an-hour winds fanned the flames, the air attack was