one bucket at a time. many people forced to flee at a moment s notice had to leave everything behind to the mercy of the flames. on saturday hawaii s attorney general 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 if power to the island should have been cut. one of the island s airport runways has now been closed to civilian aircraft to help supplies reach the island faster. hawaii s 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 there s a lot of loss here, and i think we re going to see significantly higher numbers in the coming
to leave everything behind to the mercy of the flames. on saturday hawaii s attorney general 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 the power to the island should have been shut. one of the airports has been closed to general aviation to allow emergency services to reach it faster. let s go live to maui, and helena has been reporting at this temporary shelter. what is taking place where you are right now? karl, we know the where you are right now? karl, we know the situation - where you are right now? karl, we know the situation right - where you are right now? i l we know the situation right now is that more search and recovery teams are coming onto the island of maui, and that is because there are just so many people who continue to be unaccounted for. and what you see here at that shelter is that people come here repairing for the worst but with some hope, hoping that
to the mercy of the flames. on saturday hawaii s attorney general 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 if power to the island should have been cut. earlier i spoke to our reporter helena humphrey, who is on the ground in maui. well, karl, we know the situation right now is that more search and recovery teams are coming onto the island of maui, and that is because there are just so many people who continue to be unaccounted for. and what you see here at that shelter is that people come here preparing for the worst but with some hope, hoping that potentially they could find loved ones here. just over my shoulder over there is a missing persons tent. that s currently being run by volunteers who know the community on the island, and they give people police forms so that they can fill them in, which are handed to the sheriff, and then
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.