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More than 2200 structures homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed. Recovery crews are combing through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. The wildfires are the worst to hit a state in america in over a century, and there is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the fires, and the response by officials, to the thousands left without homes, and in some cases without adequate food and water. Sophie long reports from the island. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it. But days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need. And people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are hungry. Were all together, were one family. We need to take care ....
Recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. There is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the wildfires the worst to hit a state in america in over a century and the response by officials to the thousands left without homes and in some cases adequate food and water as sophie long reports from the island. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are. Were all together. Were one family, we need to take care of each other. No one s feeding everyone. Theyre traumatised. Theyre upset. No one s giving hugs. They need m ....
Hawaiis Attorney General has announced an investigation into why the islands Warning Siren didnt sound at the height of the emergency. Questions are also being asked about whether power to the island should have been cut. For more, heres our correspondent in hawaii, sophie long. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are. Were all together. Were one family, we need to take care of each other. No ones feeding everyone. Theyre traumatised. Theyre upset. No ones giving hugs. They nee ....