these checkpoints make sure that only the appropriate people go in because there are family members, friends throughout the islands who are still waiting. they could be waiting for days and it is out of respect to them, their duty, to make sure the remains are found and of course found as quickly as possible, fred. yeah, all of those precautions understood. and merited. mike, thank you so much. while recovery crews are working through the rubble, the aloha spirit is on display as humanitarian aid is on display, as much of it is arriving by boat. mr. rogers taught us when things get really scary, look for the helpers. there s no shortage of helpers in maui these days, some now five days after the firestorm.
recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. there is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the wildfires the worst to hit a state in america in over a century and the response by officials to the thousands left without homes and in some cases adequate food and water as sophie long reports from the island. this is what remains of lahaina. cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. president biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say it s not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. i m frustrated. people are. we re all together.
homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed. recovery crews are combing through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. the wild fires are the worst to hit a state in america in over a century and there is growing anger on maui over both the lack of warning about the fires, and the response by officials to the thousands left without homes and in some cases, without adequate food and water. sophie long reports from the island. this is what remains of lahaina. cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. president biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say it s not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves.
the british government is under renewed pressure to stop migrants crossing the sea in small boats, after six people drowned in the channel. hello, i m anjana gadgil. we start in hawaii, where the governor is warning of a significant rise in the death toll following devastating wildfires on the island of maui. 89 people are now confirmed dead, as recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins of burnt out homes and businesses. the historic town of lahaina the worst hit part of the island has been razed almost entirely to the ground. hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, days after the fires broke out. many people forced to flee at a moment s notice had to leave everything behind. hawaii s attorney general has announced an investigation into why the island s warning siren didn t sound at the height of the emergency.
hello, i m anjana gadgil. we start in hawaii, where the governor is warning of a significant rise in the death toll following devastating wildfires on the island of maui. 89 people are now confirmed dead, as recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins of burnt out homes and businesses. the historic town of lahaina the worst hit part of the island has been razed almost entirely to the ground. hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, days after the fires broke out. many people forced to flee at a moment s notice had to leave everything behind. hawaii s attorney general has announced an investigation into why the island s warning siren didn t sound at the height of the emergency. questions are also being asked about whether power to the island should have been cut.