Charred buildings, ash-strewn streets, scorched palm trees and abandoned cars are some of the images captured by photographers, as wildfires ravaged Maui, killing at least 55 people and decimating a historic seaside town.
The before-and-after satellite images are stark: stretches of lush greenery reduced to nothing, homes and tourist destinations leveled to the ground.
President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster on Maui, where firefighters are still working to put out the blazes. Gov. Josh Green has warned that the death toll is likely to rise as search-and-rescue operations continue.A charred boat and a scorched waterfront in Lahaina on Wednesday.Myrna Ah Hee at an evacuation center in Wailuku on Thursday. Her home in Lahaina was spared, but the homes of many relatives were destroyed.
Volunteers with King's Cathedral Maui unload donations of supplies in Kahului on Thursday. The church is providing food and shelter for displaced families.A man walks past wreckage in the wake of wildfires in Lahaina on Wednesday.Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images
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