so as we ve been hearing, there s desperate need foraid on maui. and some locals are asking what s taking so long? here s our north america correspondentjohn sudworth. vital supplies being loaded onto a boat that would normally be taking tourists whale watching. they re now making multiple daily trips into the disaster zone with a growing sense of frustration. we are all wondering, why was there no help sent from oahu? pearl harbor is a 20 minute flight away, right? why are the limited resources of police on this island left alone? where is the support for them? why are we taking supplies on a boat instead of helicopter? we do this because we have to. an hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass was burning and what happened with the hurricane blowing
grass is burning and what happened with the hurricane blowing away to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and then picking up sparks from that fire and bringing them directly into the town. they didn t stand a chance. inside, there is little left. just a remnant of shattered lives and livelihoods. a reminder of the deep humanitarian need here. as the aid is brought ashore, many of those helping out have also been affected by the fire. i was fighting for my life with my for a year old boy in my hands. in my head, i was thinking that s it.
of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened the landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the hurricane blowing away to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and then picking up sparks from that fire and bringing them directly into the town. they didn t stand a chance. inside, there is little left. just a remnant of shattered lives and livelihoods. a stark reminder of the deep humanitarian need here. as the aid is brought ashore, many of those helping out have also been affected by the fire. i was fighting for my life with my four year old boy in my hands. in my head, i was
volunteers on board are on - charity. but today the staff and volunteers on board are on a i charity. but today the staff and i volunteers on board are on a very different type of mission. have a look down here. these healthful heel camps. a lot of people inside the disaster zone depend on generators for cooking. this is a vital lifeline. 0verhear something else badly needed, fresh drinking water. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now. what you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town, where the grass was burning. what happened with the hurricane blowing away off to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and then picking up sparks from the fire and bringing them directly into the town. they didn t stand a chance. figs town. they didn t stand a chance. as well as a devastated town of lahaina, which is a short distance that way, there are communities like this not directly affected b
an hour into the journey and the devastation along the shoreline comes into view. we can quite clearly see the town of lahaina now and you can make out is the blackened landscape above the town where the grass is burning and what happened with the hurricane blowing away to the south, the pressure brought the wind over the top of the island, picking up speed on the way down the mountainside and then picking up sparks from that fire and bringing them directly into the town. they didn t stand a chance. inside, there is little left. just remnants of shattered lives and livelihoods. a stark reminder of the deep humanitarian need here. as the aid is brought ashore, many of those helping out have also been affected by the fire. i was fighting for my life with my four year old boy in my hands.