One of the buildings which was destroyed was the grace baptist church. Our correspondent sophie long is in hawaii and spoke to some of the congregation. The fire that left more than a city devastated and charred, black buildings behind. Questions hover above the emptiness. How can you rebuild from this . What will exist here in the future . A now churchless congregation gathered at a coffee shop to share their pain. One of the Police Officers sent me the pictures. Of what used to be. My house. I wept. But weeping is not a lack of faith. Thank god that he gave us tears. Amazing grace. There are so many questions that remain without answers. Why did one survive to sit in a makeshift church when their neighbour didnt . What will become of their community so crippled by a loss that is still being counted . I dont think it will ever be the same. I hope it will be better, so thats my prayer, and i believe that. I think one day it can be an even better lahaina than it was. That is what i hope
Are known to have died but hundreds still remain unaccounted for. Search teams are checking through the rubble of burned out buildings and vehicles. Many people were forced to run into the sea, to escape the flames. An official review has been ordered into whether residents were given sufficient warning about the fire. It appears some early sirens never sounded. There are also questions over the speed of the emergency response. From maui, heres john sudworth. Videos of the disaster continue to emerge. This one shows lahainas residents huddled in the water the only place of refuge they could find as the smoke and ashes from their burning town rained down upon them. Hundreds are still listed as missing. The Authorities Say temperatures here reached 1,000 degrees. The task of both finding and identifying the bodies will take time, according to hawaiis governor, himself a trained doctor, speaking to us media. They will find ten to 20 people per day, probably, until they finish. And it is p
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Also on the programme more questions for the government about who was responsible for moving Asylum Seekers onto the Bibby Stockholm Barge before it had been given the all clear for legionella. And Artificial Intelligence has been transforming how we live. But could ai one day be capable of reading our minds . But first, to the ongoing Recovery Efforts in hawaii. Residents say they had no official warning before they fled for their lives, raising difficult questions about the effectiveness of the Emergency Response and whether more people could have been saved. Early warning sirens failed to sound, according to officials, a failure now under investigation by hawaiis attorney general. Lets go straight to maui. My colleague, helena humphrey, is there for us. Good to see you again. First of all, you have been speaking to officials. Tell is the latest you have been hearing there. Tell is the latest you have been hearing there. Tell is the latest you have been hearin there. ,. , hearing the
But so far only a tiny fraction of the affected area, less than 5 m has been searched. Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, and authorities are expecting the death toll to rise significantly. Wildfires in the area are still burning with firefighters working to bring them under control. These pictures are from the Us National Guard which is providing assistance. Hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. But maui locals say much more help is needed. Hawaiis governor has given this update. It isa it is a harrowing sight in maui. The police in this division, when you do come across scenes in houses or businesses, it is very difficult for them, ultimately will be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. I do expect the numbers to rise. More now from our North America correspondent sophie long who is in maui. The death toll now stands at 93 but we are told that that will rise. Over the past five days we have heard countless harrowin