BBCNEWS Our July 2, 2024
at least 99 people lost their lives. using first—hand accounts corroborated by video on the ground, we've built up a picture of what happened and how a desperate situation was made worse still by mistakes from authorities. and we've obtained new recordings that indicate a breakdown in communication around where the fallen power lines were live or turned off that led to roadblocks that may have been unnecessary. it's the morning of august 8th, and winds in lahaina are already high. and i started seeing all the cyclones and stuff like that out over the water and i've never seen that ...