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it s estimated that could cost more than $5 billion. one of the buildings which was destroyed was the grace baptist church. our correspondent sophie long is in hawaii and spoke to some of the congregation. the fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. questions hover above the emptiness. how can you rebuild from this? what will exist here in the future? a now churchless congregation gathers at a coffee shop to share their pain. one of the police officers sent me pictures. it used to be my house. i wept, but weeping is not a lack of faith. thank god that he gave us tears. # amazing grace.# there are so many questions that remain without answers. why did one survive to sit in a makeshift church when their neighbour didn t? what will become of their community so crippled by a loss that s still being counted? i don t think it will ever be the same. i hope it will be better. that s my prayer. and i believe that, i think one day, you know, it ....
authorities say they expect the death toll to rise significantly. wildfires are still burning and firefighters are working to bring them under control. these pictures are from the us national guard, which is providing assistance. hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. but locals on the island of maui say much more help is needed. hawaii s governor gave this update a little earlier. it is a harrowing sight in maui. when those providers, the police in this division, do come across scenes in houses or businesses, it s very difficult for them because they know ultimately they ll be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. i do expect the numbers to rise. questions are now being asked about whether hawaii s early warning systems were used, or if they malfunctioned. the state s attorney general is conducting a comprehensive review of what happened. our correspondent, sophie long, sent this report from maui. the fire left ....
wildfires are still burning and firefighters are working to bring them under control. these pictures are from the us national guard. we also know that hawaiians are donating supplies to be sent to the worst affected areas. locals on the island of maui say much more help is needed though. hawaii s governor gave this update earlier. it is a harrowing sight in maui. when those providers, the police in this division, do come across scenes in houses or businesses, it s very difficult for them because they know ultimately they ll be sharing with our people that there have been more fatalities. i do expect the numbers to rise. questions are being asked now about whether hawaii s early warning system worked properly. the state s attorney general is conducting a comprehensive review of what happened. our correspondent, sophie long, sent this report from maui. the fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. existential questions hover above th ....
one of the buildings which was destroyed was the grace baptist church. our correspondent sophie long is in hawaii and spoke to some of the congregation. the fire that left more than a city devastated and charred, black buildings behind. questions hover above the emptiness. how can you rebuild from this? what will exist here in the future? a now churchless congregation gathered at a coffee shop to share their pain. one of the police officers sent me the pictures. ..of what used to be. ..my house. i wept. but weeping is not a lack of faith. thank god that he gave us tears. # amazing grace.#. there are so many questions that remain without answers. why did one survive to sit in a makeshift church when their neighbour didn t? what will become of their community so crippled by a loss that is still being counted? i don t think it will ever be the same. i hope it will be better, so that s my prayer, and i believe that. i think one day it can be an even better lahaina than it w ....
are known to have died but hundreds still remain unaccounted for. search teams are checking through the rubble of burned out buildings and vehicles. many people were forced to run into the sea, to escape the flames. an official review has been ordered into whether residents were given sufficient warning about the fire. it appears some early sirens never sounded. there are also questions over the speed of the emergency response. from maui, here s john sudworth. videos of the disaster continue to emerge. this one shows lahaina s residents huddled in the water the only place of refuge they could find as the smoke and ashes from their burning town rained down upon them. hundreds are still listed as missing. the authorities say temperatures here reached 1,000 degrees. the task of both finding and identifying the bodies will take time, according to hawaii s governor, himself a trained doctor, speaking to us media. they will find ten to 20 people per day, probably, until t ....