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BBCNEWS Verified July 4, 2024

In devastating wildfires. About 1,000 remain unaccounted for. Damage to Communication Lines is making it difficult to locate people. Large parts of maui have been totally devastated. Have a look at these Drone Pictures from the historic coastal town of la haina. Burnt out wreckage of so many homes there. The governor of hawaii, josh green, estimated that 80 of the town was gone in what he said was probably the us states largest ever natural disaster. Some properties have been left untouched by the flames whilst others just metres away have been completely destroyed. Local people have been left sifting though the debris. They say there were no warning sirens to alert them as the flames moved towards their homes. Authorities say, it will take many years and billions of dollars to repair the damage. This map gives you a better idea of where the fires have ripped through over the last few days. They are marked in orange. As we have said lahaina was worst hit with that Satellite Image on the left of the screen highlighting that. The smaller red areas are the fires that are still burning. This is the reality of what that map shows. Astonishing pictures from a Passenger Plane flying above maui. The intensity of those wildfires sweeping across large areas of the island. Some of the people who managed to escape from the flames gathered in a safe parking area to spend the night. Theyve been describing what happened. Iv e ive lost my home, everything. My wife, my son and my cars, thats it. 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We got in the car and we run out, just grab whatever you can. We got in the car and we were we got in the car and we were able to see we got in the car and we were able to see the we got in the car and we were able to see the flames we got in the car and we were able to see the flames from another, i we got in the car and we were able. To see the flames from another, from our neighbours to see the flames from another, from our neighbours house. We have heard other survivors describe how theyjumped into the sea to escape the flames. To give you a sense of that i wanted to show you these pictures. They were filmed from a boat as it sailed away from lahaina looking back at the shore. You can see the huge amount of smoke and the flames around the harbour. Thats what they were escaping, thats why people decided to take the risk and jump in the water, and tread water. The coastguard said about 50 people were were rescued from the water. Makeshift shelters have been set up and there are queues of traffic as people had towards them to get some help. You can see from these pictures mattresses have been brought in for people to sleep on. This photo, taken at the War Memorial Stadium shelter in maui. A notice board has been set up. There are pleas for missing loved ones to get in contact such as, we love you, marissa, call us, please. So much focus on all of that people trying to locate loved ones and bring the back. Also on that board, there are offers of help can give rides to the airport up to three Kamala Harris spoke to reporters about those fires in hawaii and described the situation as tragic. The president and i are deeply concerned about what is happening, why maui in particular, we are monitoring it closely. We are coordinating federal resources, to swiftly get there and support the work that has to be done both in terms of recovery, but to just support folks on the ground, it is tragic what has happened there. I have full faith and confidence in the leadership in hawaii, to stay on top of this, they will have our full support and it really is tragic. And of course the facts are unfolding as more information comes together around what is actually happening in terms of the damage and of course the loss of life. So our prayers are with the families. [30 the loss of life. So our prayers are with the families. The loss of life. So our prayers are with the families. Do you have any lans to with the families. Do you have any plans to go with the families. Do you have any plans to go to with the families. Do you have any plans to go to hawaii with the families. Do you have any plans to go to hawaii to with the families. Do you have any plans to go to Hawaii To Tour with the families. Do you have any plans to go to Hawaii To Tour the i plans to go to Hawaii To Tour the Wild Fire Damage . With plans to go to Hawaii To Tour the Wild Fire Damage . 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Thats the vice l president in the last 24 hours, the president in the last 24 hours, the president describing it as a disaster and triggering federal funds, its turned to that because on the programme a little earlier i spoke to Cindy Mcmillan from the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency a little earlier. She described the last 36 hours. Many people around the world love hawaii and they are concerned about this impact of these deadly fires. Deeply saddened by the loss of life caused by these wildfires and its a terrible blow to the community. Many people have lost their homes, their businesses, unimaginable loss of this historic community. Of the last 36 hours, all levels of government, local, state, federal, as well as our private sector partners are working together to protect lives and sustain the survivors. You must be overwhelmed, and sustain the survivors. You must be overwhelmed, were and sustain the survivors. You must be overwhelmed, were looking and sustain the survivors. You must be overwhelmed, were looking at l and sustain the survivors. You must l be overwhelmed, were looking at the pictures as we speak, i was taking the viewers through so many of the different aspects of the pictures, the damage, the devastation, it is horrifying. And something that comes out when you hear accounts from survivors, simply the speed of this, that really was something that caught so many people by surprise. You know it really did matthew, of course we knew it was dry conditions, there was a hurricane to the south of the state that was drawing the wins, but i tell you what when there is 128 km wins coming through, it takes a spark, and despite the best preparations you cant fight nature that way. That fire is going to spread and its going to go fast. So firefighters are still battling the hot spots and attacking flares on the island of maui. Governor green and emergency officials were able to visit their today, i believe you have some images of that. 270 structures there have been confirmed burned. It could be over a thousand. It is just devastating in this historic community. It isjust devastating in this historic community. It isjust devastating in this historic community. Yes, the magnitude. Historic community. Yes, the magnitude, its historic community. Yes, the magnitude, its really historic community. Yes, the magnitude, its really hard i historic community. Yes, the | magnitude, its really hard to actually put in words. The governor has been trying. Talk about the shelters and your work in a moment, but in terms of what im mentioning there, hundreds of people trying to find loved ones, that is really problematic with so many lines of communication down at the moment, isnt it . ,. ,. , isnt it . The Communication Lines bein isnt it . The Communication Lines being down isnt it . The Communication Lines being down does isnt it . The Communication Lines being down does pose isnt it . The Communication Lines being down does pose a isnt it . The Communication Lines. Being down does pose a tremendous challenge. The American Red Cross is helping loved ones reconnect, but it is a challenge with the cell phones down, with the power lines down, with the phone lines down, it is a real challenge. And the American Red Cross is helping. Their people are helping on social media, connecting loved ones, so its going to remain a challenge in the next few days as we try to, you know, once the hotspots are actually out then the recovery can begin and we can start to recover that infrastructure, the critical infrastructure. And to recover that infrastructure, the critical infrastructure. Critical infrastructure. And of course weve critical infrastructure. And of course weve heard critical infrastructure. And of course weve heard from critical infrastructure. And of course weve heard from the j course weve heard from the authorities, it would take years to recover. Tell me, in the immediate next few days, tell me more about the help that you are actually organising and sending and actually how youre getting it to the most vulnerable. So how youre getting it to the most vulnerable vulnerable. So after daylight the search and vulnerable. So after daylight the Search And Rescue vulnerable. So after daylight the Search And Rescue teams vulnerable. So after daylight the Search And Rescue teams are vulnerable. So after daylight the i Search And Rescue teams are going vulnerable. So after daylight the Search And Rescue teams are going to continue their work in the operations that have been damaged by the fire. Right now, evacuations continue for those visitors and residents of maui so that we can get them off the island and the Search And Rescue teams can go ahead and do their work. Also we are doing this because we want less pressure to be on the shelters down in maui island, so get people off maui and on to other islands and there will be less pressure on the shelters like those so images shared. So images shared. Briefly, does it feel overwhelming so images shared. Briefly, does it feel overwhelming as so images shared. Briefly, does it feel overwhelming as we so images shared. Briefly, does it feel overwhelming as we talking l so images shared. Briefly, does it feel overwhelming as we talking now . Im sure for those people who are in that situation of course it does. Theyve lost everything. You know, and we are trying to get help as quickly as we can but its a very trying circumstance. Trying circumstance. Thats the latest on the trying circumstance. Thats the latest on the relief trying circumstance. Thats the latest on the relief efforts, trying circumstance. Thats the latest on the relief efforts, update on Casualty Figures will bring that to you. Head to the life page on the website, new information and pictures theyre website, new information and pictures they� re constantly website, new information and pictures theyre constantly being updated. Here, the government has confirmed that all 39 Asylum Seekers housed on the Bibby Stockholm Barge moored off the south coast of england are being taken off the vessel. Thats because traces of Legionella Bacteria were found in its water supply. Legionella can cause a serious lung infection, known as legionaires disease. The bbc understands the evacuation is a precautionary move and officials are planning to move the migrants back onto the barge once the all clear has been given. Its a common bacteria that grows in lakes, rivers, any stagnant water really. It forms aerosols, typically things like showers in hotels, perhaps, and boats obviously. There is a risk of inhaling it and you get the infection that as you said it can cause pneumonia. Itsjust an environmental bug, which is going to be in water unless its distilled or something. But normally the process when youre commissioning a new Accommodation Block of something would be to have a Risk Assessment done when you look at that lay out of the plumbing to make sure theres not too many dead legs as they call them where you can get stagnant water. You want some negative testing done really before you move folks in. It sounds like theyve done that process but they moved the men before they actually had the results. I men before they actually had the results. R men before they actually had the results. ,. ,. ,. ,. , results. I asked shadow immigration mana. Er results. I asked Shadow Immigration Manager stephen results. I asked Shadow Immigration Manager Stephen Kendrick results. I asked Shadow Immigration Manager Stephen Kendrick for results. I asked Shadow Immigration Manager Stephen Kendrick for his i manager Stephen Kendrick for his opinion. Manager Stephen Kendrick for his oinion. ,. ,. , opinion. Dealing with the asylum crisis, supposedly opinion. Dealing with the asylum crisis, supposedly they opinion. Dealing with the asylum crisis, supposedly they are opinion. Dealing with the asylumj crisis, supposedly they are small boats, 1100 crossings this week, weve got 10,000 more people in hotels than there were in december, we have been squabbling about leaving the med Ascension Island scheme came back, we have the deputy chair lee anderson admitting that they are completely failing to deal with this crisis, and now this today where they clearly havent completed the safety checks properly and the entire future of whether that barge can be used is in question. Its a catalogue of catastrophe and chaos, and the government should

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