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Battle the flames ripping through lahaina. >> our visibility is really limited right now. >> reporter: this fire truck driving through the inferno, surrounded by blinding smoke. >> all units, all units, weve got to get out of this fire. >> reporter: fierce winds whipping the flames through town. the fire chief telling us his crews didnt back down, but their hoses ran dry. >> they need water. that resource is so precious to us. so when they were running out, they were so disheartened. >> reporter...

Loud piercing sound to residents during a tsunami were activated. and "the new york times" says according to the firefighters, the fire hydrants ran dry. were also hearing more stories of what it took to survive a fire that travelled at one mile per minute. 19-year-old noah tumkinson and his brother, milo, and his mom raced to their cars, as the fire spread. they were caught in traffic. they did the one thing they thought would save their live, escape to the ocean. here are some of those moments...

Kohler worked desperately with her colleagues to protect homes, evens that watched their own homes burn to the ground. >> reporter: her husband, jonny varona, also a firefighter, was watching their kids that day, and after evacuating them, was unable to return to the fire lines. aina and her crews using hoses to douse the flames, until, she says, the hydrants went dry. >> i felt the hose line coming in from the hydrant, the intake line, and there was -- it was soft. and i was like, theres no pre...

And so the 3% was just the initial because we only had three dogs in that first day. the dogs could only work for 15 minutes because the heat was intent intense. as reported, the heat was still there. there are still some embers burning from the 85% of the fires contained, although we dont have the catastrophic wind condition we have the night of the fire. so the fire has been controlled now. theres no structure left whatsoever. >> were told that power lines were reportedly not shut off, as you ...

Water has never felt so precious. last week locales were forced to rely on bottled water and water tankers when the taps ran dry. its not clear if the persistent problems during hot weather are high demand or low supply in the local reservoir. >> so this is the moment of truth. >> thats it. >> reporter: the water is back now, but local farmer peter langford nearly had to give his cows bottled water. >> it was getting quite desperate. >> reporter: the drought has also killed off the grass his cat...

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The exodus of eu skills as a result of brexit. weve had this thing which is about tax treatment for the industry. and we also have this ageing workforce of drivers in the uk, which we have known about for some time. but in the uk, every week, 2,000 drivers leave the industry and only 1,000 driversjoin, so we have got a real mismatch. we will talk much more about one of my favourite issues, which is bin collections, because we have talked about this before, but it is something which is so importa...

Or for restaurants and supermarkets. its the perfect storm we have been talking about, so less testing through the pandemic, the exodus of eu skills as a result of brexit. weve had ir35, which is about tax treatment for the industry and finally weve had this ageing workforce of drivers in the uk which we have known about for some time, but in the uk every week, 2,000 drivers leave the industry and only 1,000 driversjoin, so weve got a real mismatch. we will talk much more about one of my favouri...

About this before, but it is we absolutely do take for granted. there were also shortages on the forecourt, petrol supplies ran dry. not because of a lack of fuel, but a lack of drivers to deliver it. it meant scenes like this were repeated across the country. shocked, how am i going to get to work? my missus is nine months pregnant and i could actually get stuck somewhere and not be able to get back. im on empty now, running on fumes. what are you going to do? hopefully, get home. those shortag...

Whether thats for bins or for restaurants and supermarkets. its the perfect storm we have been talking about, so less testing through the pandemic, the exodus of eu skills as a result of brexit, weve had ir35, which is about tax treatment for the industry and finally weve had this ageing workforce of drivers in the uk which we have known about for some time, but in the uk every week, 2,000 drivers leave the industry and only 1,000 driversjoin, so we have got a real mismatch. we will talk much mo...