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Maui wildfires updates: President Biden, first lady get firsthand look at damage

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Maui wildfires updates: President Biden, first lady get firsthand look at damage

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FILE chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images(NEW YORK) The deadly wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history, officials said. The blazes spread rapidly due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful winds. Much of the historic town of Lahaina has been "destroyed," officials said, and the inferno has burned thousands of residential and commercial buildings to the ground. Here s how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Aug 21, 8:29 AM EDT Bidens to receive ground tour in hard-hit Lahaina President Joe Biden and the first lady will travel to Maui on Monday to meet with survivors and community members, and to survey the area devastated by the deadly wildfires. The Bidens will receive an aerial tour of impacted areas before landing in hard-hit Lahaina and touring part of the historic town to see the damage firsthand, according to a White House official. The president

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FILE chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images(NEW YORK) The deadly wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history, officials said. The blazes spread rapidly due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful winds. Much of the historic town of Lahaina has been "destroyed," officials said, and the inferno has burned thousands of residential and commercial buildings to the ground. Here s how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Aug 21, 8:29 AM EDT Bidens to receive ground tour in hard-hit Lahaina President Joe Biden and the first lady will travel to Maui on Monday to meet with survivors and community members, and to survey the area devastated by the deadly wildfires. The Bidens will receive an aerial tour of impacted areas before landing in hard-hit Lahaina and touring part of the historic town to see the damage firsthand, according to a White House official. The president