Authorities say they expect the death toll to rise significantly. Wildfires are still burning and firefighters are working to bring them under control. These pictures are from the us national guard, which is providing assistance. Hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. But locals on the island of maui say much more help is needed. Hawaiis governor gave this update a little 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 now being asked about whether hawaiis Early Warning systems were used, or if they malfunctioned. 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 devas
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
Of the wildfires. Officials said it is still difficult to determine the true extent of the damage on maui, and have warned the death toll may rise. Some of the people caught up players we just had the worst disaster i have ever seen. Its burnt to a crisp. Its like an apocalypse. Woke up this morning and got on our Phones Temperatures of our house down to the slab, nothing but smoke. The winds picked up, i everything flew away, our Apartment Complex is right above the aquatic centre. We thought we were 0k| but then the wind came, gas station blue up, everything caught fire by the brush and we had to evacuate. 0ur weather presenter ben rich has been looking into the Weather Conditions that have contributed to the fires in hawaii. Rarely causes board size but it can bring provisions that make them lightly and the weather on its own rarely causes wildfires, but it can bring conditions that make them more likely and help to fan the flames, which is exactly whats happened in hawaii. Its been
In hawaii, hasjust given this update. Its a very, very sad day in hawaii. It is devastating. And i know many families on maui are struggling right now as well as many Family Members across the state. We want to send our heartfelt love to them and our prayers to them. I am going to talk with two hats on, from here at the Convention Centre, we set up to accommodate 2,000 people. As the planes were leaving from maui, we realised that some of the people, in fact, a lot of the people that were coming to 0ahu from maui had made their own accommodation. We have a set up here that would accommodate 2,000 people. I want to really thank the team here because terry 0rton from the Convention Centre was here at four oclock in the Morning Setting up. They are doing an incrediblejob. People have been up all night. I really want to thank them for all of the work that they did, the red cross has been here helping us, nicky from the red cross. Thank you to all of those people. John monaghan and jerry gi
at the post office after the chairman of the organisation stood down yesterday. henry staunton left the role following the fall out from the horizon it scandal. but there s confusion over whether it was by mutual consent as reported by the government, or whether he was asked to leave, as the post office says. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. it has been thrown out enough, that is it, i am free. it has been thrown out enough, that is it. i am free- is it, i am free. dismantled resisted is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his is it, i am free. dismantled resisted his 2006 - is it, i am free. dismantled| resisted his 2006 conviction is it, i am free. dismantled - resisted his 2006 conviction for embezzlement had been overturned, but many more former sub postmasters are waiting for their names to be cleared. the government is rushing registration through parliament to do so and now changing some of those at the top of the organisation. this weekend