the tip of the spear losing buildings, losing property, the way that the winds were blowing 70mph that night. we got word later that the fire was moving at 40mph, about 60ft a second, about 20m a second, so it was just heartbreaking to see that. as we were passing by the marina, you could see there were boats still on fire. if you want to have a quick wonder of what they destruction could be, the wooden slits of the docks were gone. so we re talking things that were floating on water, it was so hot that those were lit on fire. as we passed through, flying by the entire length of lahaina front street is water, the entire street was down to the ground and having an intimate familiarity with that, i flew tours over there,
the historic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. we already know this is the deadliest disaster in the state s history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. this was lahaina s historic seafront, now reduced to ashes. bustling streets and shops all razed to the ground. but it s too early to accurately assess the full extent and impact of this disaster. buildings burned to the ground have not yet been searched. the fires that claimed them and the lives of those inside may be contained, but they re still burning. thousands have been left homeless by the ferocious flames, fanned by winds from an offshore hurricane. thank you very much, yeah.
decimated the city of lahaina thursday destroyed around 2200 buildings. the u.s. has around 4500 people in need of shelter. some residents are returning to where their homes once stood to find nothing left. nbc s miguel almaguer has that story. as the smoke and flames finally began to, clear tonight here in lahaina, a new crisis unfolds. in this desolate torchlight landscape, the search for the missing and the dead. he mo kirk man has finally made it home. all he has found is heartbreak. oh my god. it s the most heartbreaking thing i ve ever been through. we first met the kirkman s on thursday, like so many, families they waited for days on the side of the road are inside shelters for this chance to go home. why do you get emotional talking about your community? i love my community. they have raised my girls with
the crossing. they want to get to the uk at any cost. the number of people killed by wildfires on the island of maui has now risen to 80. it s the us state s deadliest ever natural disaster. this is drone footage from the all but destroyed town of lahaina. as you can see, structures are completely flattened, trees stripped, with the devastation reaching all the way to the shoreline. hawaii s attorney general has begun an investigation into how authorities responded to the fires, after some residents said they received no warning. 0ur north america correspondent sophie long reports from maui. the historic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. we already know this is the deadliest disaster in the state s history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. this was lahaina s historic seafront, now reduced to ashes.
andrew geddes speaking to me earlier. the number of people killed by wildfires on the island of maui has now risen to 80. it s the us state s deadliest ever natural disaster. this is drone footage from the all but destroyed town of lahaina. as you can see, structures are completely flattened, trees stripped, with the devastation reaching all the way to the shoreline. hawaii s attorney general has begun an investigation into how authorities responded to the fires, after some residents said they received no warning. 0ur north america correspondent sophie long reports from maui. the historic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. we already know this is the deadliest disaster in the state s history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. this was lahaina s historic