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officials in hawaii say they re expecting a significant rise in the number of dead, following wildfires in which at least 96 people are now known to have died. search teams are checking through the rubble of burnt out buildings and vehicles, with hundreds of people still unaccounted for. many were forced to run into the sea to escape the flames. the fires began last tuesday, hitting four major areas on the island of maui, including the historic town of lahaina, much of which has been destroyed. in what s been an unusually dry season, the flames were fanned by winds from hurricane dora, travelling across the pacific. some are questioning the speed of the emergency response, and the timeliness of fire warnings, asjohn sudworth reports from maui. videos of the disaster continue to emerge. this one shows lahaina s residents huddled in the water the only place of refuge
wind warnings and fire warnings. those have all come down. but we still are dealing with drought conditions in that area. now, it s not severe in the specific area that we ve seen the worst of that damage. they do need the additional rainfall. this is fire season for them. the worst of their wildfires usually occur in august into september. so typical for this time of year. but of course all of those ingredients coming together with the really strong winds of those pressure systems sandwiching the island and bringing those winds up along with the dry conditions, the low humidity. if rain is on the way is the question. there is some passing showers. you saw it in part of dana s shot there. we re going to see maybe a little more rain working on shore here over the next couple of days. no substantial amount of rain to battle that drought. it will help as far as the winds are concerned coming down over the next 24 hours. really heartbreaking to see what s happening. angie lassman, dana g
JOPLIN METRO AREA (KOAM/KJFX) — Wildfires continue to be a threat. Last weekend Oklahoma Forestry Services estimated 708 acres burned in Northern and NE Oklahoma. Active fire lasted more than
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