Saying, quote the fires began on tuesday and are now about 80 contained. The blazes spread quickly, fuelled by strong winds generated by a hurricane over the pacific ocean. Thousands are still in emergency shelters. Visitors are being evacuated from the island. These are the latest pictures we Have Smouldering Ruins and total devastation. The worst destruction has been on the island of maui, where some beachfront areas have been completely levelled. Us President Joe Biden has now declared the wildfires a major disaster. This triggers the release of federal funds to help Recovery Efforts. He spoke earlier. We have just approved a major disaster declaration for hawaii, which will get aid into the hands of people who desperately need the help now. Theyve lost, anyone who has lost a loved one, whose home has been damaged or destroyed, is going to get help immediately. And ive directed that we send support to these brave firefighters and First Responders and Emergency Personnel working arou
There will be active recovery over the coming days and we of the bones of those who have been lost. So it will take time. To give perspective, it is going to take many years to rebuild lahaina. When you see the full extent of the destruction of lahaina it will shock you. It does appear like a bomb and fire went off, if i may. And all of those buildings, virtually, are going to have to be rebuilt. It will be a new lahaina. Lets recap the latest details from hawaii. At least 53 people are now known to have died in the fires, though weve heard the governor say that number will rise. Billions of dollars of property are also expected to be destroyed. Governor green says as many as 1,700 buildings have been destroyed and 11,000 people are still without power or water in west maui. The fires began on tuesday and Officials Say none of these fires are 100 contained. The blazes spread quickly, fuelled by strong winds generated by a hurricane over the pacific ocean. Thousands are still in emergen
has said he is deeply sorry about two data breaches, revealing the identities of thousands of his officers and staff. police unions say their members are scared of the potential risk to their safety. members of militant groups in northern ireland say they ve acquired private details of some officers. but those claims have not been verified. the us supreme court has blocked a settlement that would protect the owners of drug maker purdue pharma, from being sued for deaths caused by opioids. under the deal, the sackler family would have been shielded from legal liability. 0verdoses of such painkillers are blamed for tens of thousands of deaths across the us each year. donald trump and his personal aide have pleaded not guilty to more charges related to government documents at the former president s florida home , mar a lago. the two men and a third aide are accused of conspiring to conceal surveillance footage at mr trump s mar a lago resort from the fbi. the former president and mr nau
and for more on the disaster, please visit our website. this page has a breakdown of the latest facts from officials, as well as detailed timeline of events leading up to the wildfires. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let s look at some other news now. northern ireland s police chief has said he is deeply sorry about two data breaches revealing the identities of thousands of his officers and staff. police unions say their members are scared of the potential risk to their safety. members of militant groups in northern ireland say they ve acquired private details of some officers. but those claims have not been verified. the us supreme court has blocked a settlement that would protect the owners of drug maker purdue pharma, from being sued for deaths caused by opioids. under the deal, the sackler family would have been shielded from legal liability. 0verdoses of such painkillers are blamed for tens of thousands of deaths across the us each year. the 75th emmy awar