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District authorities Maui lifted up 80 people died in wildfires in Hawaiiwhich runs at about thousand Quantity missing peoplebecoming greatest tragedy due to natural disaster registered in the
District authorities Maui lifted up 80 people died in wildfires in Hawaiiwhich runs at about thousand Quantity missing peoplebecoming greatest tragedy due to natural disaster registered in the area
In a government statement broadcast on the news network CNNstated that currently “Firefighters continue to work to put out the fires and localize the fire. in Lahaina, Pulehu/Kihei and Maui.”
So far, the deadliest disaster the island has experienced has been tsunami happened in 1960who left 61 people died.
The fires have already left thousands of evacuees, and on the same Saturday, the authorities extended evacuation to Kaanapaliwhose population is one thousand 100 people.
He US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced public health emergency on the island, allowing the provision of medical care to the victims “with greater flexibility” and ease.
Xavier BecerraSecretary of HHS, said in a statement:
We will do our best to help the Hawaiian authorities respond to the health effects of wildfires by working closely with other federal agencies.
According to local authorities, more than 14 thousand people evacuated from the island of Maui on Wednesday afternoon, being near 14 thousand 500 were transferred to other islands Been around all Friday, hooked up a chain CNN.
The US Coast Guard announced rescue 17 people who were both on the Lahaina boardwalk and in the ocean after escaping the poisonous flames. The operation, which involved two ships, lasted at least 15 hours.
Richard Bissen, mayor of Lahaina, the former capital of the archipelago and one of the island’s most touristic areas, assured the day before that 80% of the city was completely destroyed flame fanned by Hurricane Dora.
So far, authorities have confirmed What The flames in the Lahaina area were controlled by 85%. in some fires, which, according to experts, can affect not only the physical health of residents, but also their mental health because of the consequences that this experience can have.
On Friday, satellite images were able to capture the devastation caused by forest fire on the island Maui, Hawaiishowing dozens of buildings reduced to rubble and many areas engulfed in flames.
Across the island, hundreds of buildings, including a school, church, businesses and homes, were damaged in a fire that killed at least 55 people.
Thanks to satellite images taken on June 25 and August 9, a comparison of the historic city can be made Lahaina, Maui, before and after recent wildfires.
(According to information from Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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