Flames. This is one of the worst affected areas. 0fficials flames. This is one of the worst affected areas. Officials say they are struggling to assess the full extent of the damage, and warn the death toll may rise further. Is anybody still out here . Its time to go these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic City Of Lahaina on the island of maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. Many neighbourhoods were burned to the ground as the western side of the island was nearly cut off with only one highway open, and thousands trying to evacuate as officials told of widespread devastation in the town, its harbour and surrounding areas. Some people fled into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames. I was the last one off the dock, when the firestorm came through the banyan trees and took everything with it. And ijust ran out to the beach and i ran south, and ijust helped everybody i could along the way. Youve got to know when you can. The cause of all this
translation: this murder, we don t l understand where the police were, i where the police protection was, knowing fernando had a danger of threat. with less than two weeks to the election, the country s president, who is not running for office again, has declared a state of emergency. translation: the armed forces from this moment are mobilised l throughout the country to guarantee the safety of citizens, the country and the free and democratic elections. despite being a relatively safe and stable country in latin america, crime in ecuador has been on the rise driven by colombian and mexican drug cartels. this is the third politician to be killed in recent months, fuelling concerns surrounding the safety of other candidates and the strength of the gangs. frankie mccamley, bbc news. we receive more details of the attack. ~ ~ ., we receive more details of the attack. ~ ~ ., ., ., attack. we know that at least three ersons attack. we know that at least three persons attempted attack. w