Wildfires are still burning and firefighters are working to bring them under control. These pictures are from the us national guard. We also know that hawaiians are Donating Supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. Locals on the island of maui say much more help is needed though. Hawaiis governor gave this update earlier. It is a harrowing sight in maui. When those providers, the police in this division, do come across scenes in houses or businesses, its very difficult for them because they know ultimately theyll be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. I do expect the numbers to rise. Questions are being asked now about whether hawaiis Early Warning system worked properly. The states Attorney General is conducting a comprehensive review of what happened. Our Correspondent, sophie long, sent this report from maui. The fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. Existential questions hover above the emptiness. How can you re
It was a strange experience to be safe and then there is bacteria, they found it in the water. It is kind of off, but what can i say . I have to go with the others. It is only a week ago the first people were moving in. But the same day tests showed bacteria in the water and Council Officials met the contractor operating the vessel and on wednesday further samples were taken and there was a further meeting on thursday and people were moved on friday. People were moved as soon as ministers were aware. No people have had health assessments, there has been no concerns in terms of people that have been on the barge. This was intended to be a big, bold demonstration of the government getting tough, tackling immigration, stopping the small boats. Yet it is starting to illustrate how complicated the issues can be and how difficult it is to find solutions. Itjust seems a mess, everything they seem to do ends like this, where they are stuck by some legislation. If youre going to put people on t
Being carried off the lifeboat on stretchers when the vessel docked in dover. French Officials Say six people have died. The mp for calais gave us this update. Around 65 to 70 people were on these boats, 50 people were rescued by the french authorities, five people were found dead at sea, one died at the hospital. And we are still missing ten people. The home secretary Suella Braverman posted this message on social media, saying her thoughts and prayers were with those affected by the tragic loss of life. She is expected to chair a meeting with Border Force Officials later today. On thursday, 755 people crossed the channel, the largest daily figures so far this year. And more than 100,000 have made the journey since the crossings began in earnest in 2018. Once again, the channel, one of the most dangerous and busiest Shipping Lanes in the world, has proved to be deadly for migrants. Simonjones is at dover, with this update on the story. In terms of the sequence of events, a passing shi
In the last few minutes, we have been told that the search has been called off by the french authorities. Simonjones reports from dover. The sea has claimed several more lives. The french lifeboat had the grim task of bringing five bodies back to shore, a sixth person airlifted to hospital didnt survive. Some of those rescued were taken to dover after lifeboats from the uk joined the search operation. Many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help. Others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. Translation they were in trouble. Some were suffering from seasickness and the boats are quite simply overloaded. They overload the boats and so the boats can no longer move forwards. The last boat was too full. These pictures taken earlier in the week showed just how many people can be crammed into flimsy boats in the worlds busiest shipping lane. The french Authorities Say they will only intervene at sea if a boat gets into difficulty. The mp for dover
Joined the search operation. Many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help. Others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. Translation they were in trouble. Some were suffering from seasickness and the boats are quite simply overloaded. They overload the boats and so the boats can no longer move forwards. The last boat was too full. These pictures taken earlier in the week showed just how many people can be crammed into flimsy boats in the worlds busiest shipping lane. The french Authorities Say they will only intervene at sea if a boat gets into difficulty. The mp for dover is calling for a new approach. This is an absolute tragedy today in the channel, and my thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. What we now really need to see is the french stopping these unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels getting into the channel in the first place, and a joint channel security zone. Charities supporting refugees say they have heard calls for ch