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hawaii s lieutenant governor says shelters are overrun and resources are stretched thin. meanwhile, us president biden has ordered all available federal assets in hawaii to help with the response. including providing us marine black hawk helicopters to fight fires on the big island. the department of transportation is working to evacuate tourists from maui by air, and the department of the interior and department of agriculture are ready to assist in post fire recovery efforts. the president also urged all residents to follow evacuation orders. adam, thank you so much for taking the time during what must be a very stressful situation. if you could bring us up to date with what people are seeing on the ground. us up-to-date with what people are seeing on the ground.- are seeing on the ground. from what we have are seeing on the ground. from what we have understood - are seeing on the ground. from what we have understood from | what we have understood from our contacts on maui and on t
are helping the fires quickly spread. crews are tackling wildfires across multiple sites, but the winds have grounded firefighting helicopters. the us coast guard says it rescued 12 people who jumped into the ocean to escape the fast moving flames. thousands are facing power outages and mobile phone service is down across maui. hawaii s lieutenant governor says shelters are overrun and resources are stretched thin. meanwhile, us president biden has ordered all available federal assets in hawaii to help with the response, including providing us marine black hawk helicopters to fight fires on the big island. the department of transportation is working to evacuate tourists from maui by air, and the department of the interior and department of agriculture are ready to assist in post fire recovery efforts. the president also urged all residents to follow evacuation orders. a short time ago, i spoke with adam weintraub, a spokesperson for hawaii s emergency management agency in honolulu.
The wildfires on Maui have claimed at least 36 lives, the Mayor has confirmed, with a historic Hawaiian town nearly wiped off the map as homes have whole communities have been decimated .