Firefighters are still grappling with deadly blazes in Hawaii, as the death toll has increased to more than 80 people. 🔴 The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people
The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 peoplegrappling with deadly blazes in Hawaii,The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people. An even deadlier tsunami in 1946, which killed more than 150 on the Big Island, prompted the development of a territory-wide emergency system with sirens that are tested monthly.
A new wildfire on Friday evening triggered the evacuation of Kaanapali in West Maui, a community north-east of the area that burned earlier, but crews were able to extinguish the fire before 8.30pm, authorities said. Maui County raised the number of confirmed deaths to 80 in a statement at 9pm on Friday. Governor Josh Green had warned the death toll would likely rise as search and rescue operations continue. Authorities set a curfew from 10pm until 6am on Saturday.
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