One bucket at a time. Many people forced to flee at a moments notice had to leave everything behind to the mercy of the flames. On saturday hawaiis Attorney General announced an investigation into why the islands Warning Siren didnt sound at the height of the emergency. Questions are also being asked about if power to the island should have been cut. One of the islands Airport Runways has now been closed to Civilian Aircraft to help supplies reach the island faster. Hawaiis governor, josh green, spoke to reporters a short time ago. He was asked to give an update on the number of casualties. Here is what he said. Ido i i do i had to imagine the fear that came over people when the fire, which was really a hurricane and a fire, came through at once. We will rebuild. Families will come together, but theres a lot of loss here, and i think were going to see significantly higher numbers in the coming days as our professionals from fema and maui fire continue to do theirjob. We are proud of th
global oil demand hit a record high injune that s according to an estimate by the international energy agency, which says demand reached an all time high of 103 million barrels a day. the agency suggests the demand could rise even more this month, hitting a new peak. here is our business reporter david waddell. global oil demand first passed through 100 million barrels a day in 2019 but the impact of the covid pandemic hit demand hard. at one point in the april of 2020, the price of a barrel of brent crude fell to $22.4. it s much higher now on friday, the market price closed at $85.5. that s a price that buyers are happy to accept on the world markets. june saw an estimated aggregate demand of 103 barrels per day. so, why is demand so high? that s a question i put to the independent energy analyst, cornelia meyer. well, the economy is doing
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