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Bandung – Historic Hawaii, United States of America has been devastated by a devastating wildfire. It was reported that at least 55 people died in the disaster.

A wildfire on the west coast of Maui, Hawaii was sparked by strong winds on Tuesday (8/11) and quickly spread to the resort town of Lahaina.

To quote Detik News According to the AFP news agency, on Friday (08/11/2023) the fire spread so fast that many were caught off guard, trapped in the streets or jumped into the sea in a desperate attempt to save themselves .

“It looks like someone came in and just bombed the whole town. It’s absolutely devastated,” said Canadian Brandon Wilson, who traveled to Hawaii with his wife to celebrate their 25th birthday but who happens to be now at the airport out of Hawaii. .

The wildfires follow other extreme weather events across North America this summer, with record-breaking wildfires still burning in Canada and a heatwave that swept through the southwestern region of the United States.

Europe and parts of Asia are also seeing soaring temperatures, with massive fires and floods wreaking havoc.

“What we are seeing today is a major disaster…perhaps the greatest natural disaster in the history of the state of Hawaii,” Gov. Josh Green said.

‘In 1960 we had 61 dead when a huge wave rolled across the Big Island,’ he said the day before, referring to the tragedy that struck a year after Hawaii became the 50th US state. .

“This time it is likely that our total deaths will greatly exceed that.”

Maui County officials said just after 9:00 p.m. Thursday (10/8) local time that the death toll had reached 55 people. Firefighters are currently battling the blaze in the city that served as the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom in the early 19th century.

Green said 80% of the city was destroyed by those fires.

“The building that we have all enjoyed and celebrated together for decades, for generations, is completely destroyed,” he said.

Thousands of people were left homeless and Green said a major operation was underway to find housing.

“We have to accommodate thousands of people,” he told a press conference.

President Joe Biden on Thursday (8/10) local time said the fire was a “catastrophic disaster.”

Thousands of people have been evacuated from Maui, with 1,400 people waiting at Kahului’s main airport overnight, hoping to get out.

Maui County officials have asked visitors to leave “as soon as possible” and are organizing buses to move evacuees from the shelter to the airport.

This article was published on detikNews with the title The horror of the wildfires in Hawaii kills 55 people, totally destroyed!

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