heads up. the line is live on the ground right now. thank you. the power line is live. the power line, it started from up the road there. reporter: the utility has been making efforts at fire mitigation. last year they asked for nearly $190 million for a, quote, climate adaptation program. but in the previous four years, they did not remove any hazardous trees outside of the right-of-way around their equipment. utilities have been found at fault for fires in the past. here in california pg&e was found guilty of 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fire that pretty much destroyed the town of paradise. now, i must stress there is no official cause yet for the fire that destroyed lahaina. clearly there were a few factors at play, those storm winds as well as a lot of dry vegetation. the big remaining question, what provided the sparks. jake. nick watt, thanks so much.
Heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in Sweden and Norway on Tuesday while strong winds caused a Danish wildfire to spread out of control, authorities said, with more heavy rain forecast.Danish police said in a statement that rescue services' efforts to put out a wildfire near the town of Klitmoller were "hampered" by the strong winds.
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ainsley: we are back with a fox weather alert. four people dead after a tornado tore through the small town of matador, texas. the twister injuring nine others. 100,000 texans are without power this morning after storm winds downed the power lines across that state. several twisters touching down in colorado and nearly 90 people hurt after being battered by hail that swept through the red rocks concert venue. tropical storm bret is strengthening with winds now up to 70 miles per hour as it closes in on the islands in the eastern caribbean area. so let s check in with our senior meteorologist janice dean for our fox weather forecast. janice? janice: that was tropical depression number 4 which is going to going cindy. take a look across the maps many storm reports including tornadoes that have caused deaths in parts of texas.
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