The ruins in Lahaina stretch as far as the eye can see, 100-foot coconut trees charred all the way up their trunks
As the boat approaches Lahaina, the sun is strong, the waves crest into whitecaps and on the shore, so much is black. “Puamana is gone!” a crewmember shouts in shock, looking at one of the resort areas on Maui’s western coast that drew tourists to the area and is now wrecked by wildfire. The ruins stretch as far as the eye can see, 100-foot coconut trees charred all the way up their trunks. It’s hard to even dock.
Survivors have told CNN how traffic stood at a standstill as the fire approached, forcing some people to run into the ocean to try to save themselves. But with an inferno on one side and treacherous waves, spilled diesel and a reef on the other, there are fears that the sea was no safe place. Gallery owner Bill Wyland told CNN he escaped on his Harley Davidson motorbike, driving on the sidewalk to get around the cars stuck on the roads. “Flames were shooting over the top coming at you.
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