Video showing the widespread destruction on the island of maui after a fast moving wildfire tore right through the Historic Town of lahaina. At least six people are dead and hundreds of homes and other buildings destroyed. We have two cars, two suitcases, and our lives. So thats devastation and heartbreak after a firestorm destroys communities, homes and businesses. Good evening, everyone. Im mike mibach and im Heather Holmes local and federal officials now assessing the damage. One pilot says he had tears in his eyes as he flew over the destruction. The church all the places that are tourist areas that are hawaiian history are gone and that cant be replaced. You know, you cant read, you cant refurbish a building that is just ashes. Now, you know, it cant be rebuilt. Its lost forever. Video shows the town of lahaina nearly flattened with piles of rubble all along the waterfront. Officials say at their latest count, at least 271 buildings are damaged or destroyed. Lets go now to ctvs Ja
Washington, d. C. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin this morning with the apocalyptic destruction in hawaii, the deadliest National Disaster in state history. At least 80 people are dead. And thousands more displaced from the wildfires. And now, rescue crews are bringing in cadaver dogs to help search what is left of burned buildings. Devastation from the lahaina fire, costing an estimated 5. 5 billion am in mountainy county. One lawmaker tells cnn the statement unestimated the possibility of wildfires and failed to plan for emergency issues with the government alert center. The governor has looked at a comprehensive review of the states response all of this developing as we are seeing more videos of harrowing escapes. We got to walk somewhere. Over there. By the beach. [ bleep ]. No, no, no not like this. Not like this. No. [ bleep ]. Oh, my gosh. I mean that family did eventually make it to an evacuation shelter, after taking refuge on rocks, by the ocean. Lets go now to cnns mike val
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Not. When youre trapped between fires, other things come to your feelings, especially if you are not with your own family. The devastation what it is, the town is gone, the histories gone. Carley you are watching fox news alert, im carley shimkus. Ashley im ashley strohmier. None of the fires are 100 contained. The beautiful town of lahaina is gone. All gone from. The mayor said it is all gone, its all gone. All gone. Its gone. So do i know exactly how many buildings . Well get that. But were going to get it right and get it in time. Ashley Alexandria Hoff has more. Devastating, alexandria. Alexandria strong winds have somewhat died down, allowing for the true scope to be revealed by air. We have seen some footage, Fire Levelled the town of lahaina into a scorched shell. As of today, firefighters contained 80 of the fire there. Others continue to burn around maui and the big island. Could take weeks until a complete search for the missing can happen. Asking for help to provide temporar
Devastating news out of hawaii right now. Officials now say at least 36 people are dead in maui from the wildfires that are tearing through that island. Locals say they fear the death toll is going to go up. Were on the ground. Very shortly, two of Donald Trumps associates due in a florida court. Theyre set to plead not guilty to new charges in the probe of trumps alleged mishandling of classified documents. The fbi raid that turned deadly. A man in utah killed in a confrontation with federal agents serving a warrant over his alleged threats against President Biden. Im kate bolduan with john berman. This is cnn news central. The situation in hawaii has gone from bad to worse, and it is now very clearly the tragedy is not over. At least 36 people are confirmed dead now, and many people, many more unaccounted for as the wildfires continue to rip through maui. The videos coming out show what looks like just an in inscapable inferno playing out. One man said he and everyone he knows and lo