This pilot, hovering above a swimming pool, now being used to douse the flames further down the hill. These homes, some distance from the destroyed coastal town of lahaina, are in the centre of the island where, last week, just before the fires, the cameras at this Bird Sanctuary captured a bright flash. Staff believe it is a tree falling on a powerline. Shortly afterwards, flames can be seen in the forest. Ross hart saw something similar before his home burned down. We could hear some trees falling here and there in the distance. One big one fell here on the bridge and it knocked over the powerlines. And then you saw the house. You could see it burn . I saw it begin to burn and they wouldnt let me stay to watch it. They were dragging me out because the embers were starting to come over my truck and stuff. Questions are now being asked about whether lives might have been saved. Should mauis power grid have been turned off . Could more have been done to Sound The Alarm . For many of tho
and the european union. it accounts for 85% of global economic output and two thirds of its population. it s a key forum for international issues but there are deep divisions over some of these, like the war in ukraine. one of the first leaders to arrive has been the british prime minister rishi sunak, whose indian heritage will attract extra attention. the bbc s south asia correspondent samira hussain reports. so the very eagerly awaited of rishi sunak, the british pm has happened. yes, he has arrived just a little while ago and when he arrived he was drated with dancers, there was the british high commissioner along with other indian dignitary, including the minister of state. before he gone on the plait he tweeted he is heading to the 620 summit and mate it clear what his three priorities are, stabilising the global economy, building international relationships, and supporting the most vulnerable but what he also mentioned, was the fact that russia s leader is not going
The best always. you re live with bbc news. west african regional bloc, ecowas, says it s still prepared to use force to restore democracy in niger. the group has met in ghana to co ordinate a possible military intervention. it follows last month s military coup, which deposed elected president mohamed bazoum. 0ur correspondent thomas naadi has been monitoring developments. ecowas is ramping up pressure on the militaryjaunter in niger. following the diplomatic efforts. the chiefs in the region he had been meeting at the ghana army headquarters to firm up a strategy for a possible military invasion of the country. ecowas member countries are expected to contribute troops. 0fficials contribute troops. officials have said their resources will be used to support the mission they will also welcome outside
Is determined to restore president mohamed bazoum. ecowas had previously intervened during civil wars in liberia and sierra leone in the 19905 and more recently in the gambia. niger is one of the poorest countries in the world. bit it s also battling a deadly islamist insurgency. it is the staging point for the western counter terrorism efforts in the sahel. and there are concerns that any further instability could worsen the already fragile security system in the region. thomas naadi, bbc news, accra. meanwhile, the new us ambassador to niger will touch down in the country in the coming days. the state department says kathleen fitzgibbon s arrival does not mean it accepts the government run by thejunta. for more on all of this, i spoke with the former us ambassador to niger, bisa williams. bisa williams, thank you indeed forjoining us this evening. ecowas has activated a standby force ready to invade niger