The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced $1 million donation to American Red Cross to help support the Maui wildfire response in Hawaii.
(LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Lani Williams and her mother, Sincerity Mirkovich, have lived in the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui for most of their lives. Last week, as wildfires began to ravage their beloved town, the mother-daughter duo jumped in their […]
ABC News(LAHAINA, Hawaii) Lani Williams and her mother, Sincerity Mirkovich, have lived in the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui for most of their lives.
Last week, as wildfires began to ravage their beloved town, the mother-daughter duo jumped in their car to escape.
"Embers are already falling down on us," Williams told "Good Morning America," describing the chaotic evacuation scene. "So we get [my mom] in the car and then, already, traffic is at like a standstill."
She continued, "Then we see another fire on the side of us, a whole house. We re in the car and a whole tree is on fire, and I was like, Oh my God, we re going to die. "
Hawaii officials say the wildfires on Maui that Williams and Mirkovich were trying to escape have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history. Over 100 people have been confirmed dead, with even more missing.
Williams and her mom, who goes by Noni, determined the only way out