(13 Aug 2023)
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Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA - 12 August 2023
1. Various Hawaii Governor Josh Green and federal officials surveying wreckage left by wildfires in Lahaina
HEADLINE: Maui wildfires the deadliest in US of the past century
ANNOTATION: The death toll in the fire that swept through the picturesque town of Lahaina in Maui continues to rise.
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Wailuku, Hawaii - 12 August 2023
2. SOUNDBITE: Josh Green, Governor of Hawaii:
“There are 89 fatalities that have been measured. Now we were here just two days ago and the number was smaller, and it is going to continue to rise. We want to brace people for that.”
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Lahaina, Maui - 12 August 2023
3. Green and other officials walking around Liana
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Wailuku, Hawaii - 12 August 2023
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Josh Green, Governor of Hawaii:
“This is the largest natural disaster we’ve ever experienced. It’s going to also be a natural disaster that’s going to take an incredible amount of time to recover from. So in the next few days, as we characterize how many people we’ve lost and how many people are coming into our community, please understand that we come at this like an Ohana (family) because it’s going to be, in the short term, heartbreaking. In the long term, people are going to need mental healthcare services in the very long term we’ll rebuild together.”
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Lahaina, Maui - 12 August 2023
5. Cadaver sniffing dog and handler walking
6. Various of Green and other officials walking around Liana
ANNOTATION: At least 2,200 buildings were damaged or destroyed in West Maui, with damage estimated at close to $6 billion across the island.
STORYLINE:
Hawaii Governor Josh Green said on Saturday the death toll from devastating wildfires on the island of Maui had risen to 89, making it the deadliest in the U.S. in the past century.
Green told a news conference the figure would rise further as the emergency response operation continues.
An inferno had swept through the centuries-old town of Lahaina on Maui’s west coast four days earlier and torched hundreds of homes and turned a lush, tropical area into a moonscape of ash.
At least two other fires have been burning on the island, with no fatalities reported thus far: in south Maui’s Kihei area and in the mountainous, inland communities known as Upcountry.
Green said Hawaii was receiving “generous” support from the “highest level” with losses from the disaster currently estimated at close to $6 billion.
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