Emergency contraception. you re live with bbc news. now, wildfires are continue to cause serious problems in parts of north america and europe. canada has begun evacuating the residents of an entire city in the north west of the country, because huge fires are now approaching. more than 20,000 people in yellowknife the capital city of canada s northwest territories have been told to leave by friday. the authorities said the wildfires had taken a turn for the worse and posed a real threat . yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke. and fires are burning close to the one major road into and out of the city. more now on the wildfires on the hawaian island maui, where111 people are now confirmed dead. questions are being asked about what caused the disaster and whether more could have been done to save lives. people across the island have reported seeing fires being triggered when power lines were brought down by strong winds. from maui, john sudworth
This helicopter taking multiple trips, carrying water off to fight the wildfires still smouldering right across this area. but some of those who have lost homes here, point to something they say should already have been focusing the minds of the authorities. like, as if it isn t obvious, notjust from what s happening here, but all over the world. what could be more obvious that we are having disaster after disaster that s all as a result of climate change? with more bodies yet to be recovered, this is already america s most lethal wildfire in more than a century. few doubt that lessons need to be learned. john sudworth, bbc news, maui. in europe, a wildfire on spain s holiday island of tenerife has prompted the evacuation of nearly 4,000 people. the fire, which broke out on tuesday, is spreading through a forest in the northeastern part of the island. about 250 firefighters and 13 planes and helicopters
Me stay to watch it. they were dragging me out, because the embers were starting to come over on my truck and stuff. questions are now being asked about whether lives might have been saved. should maui s power grid been turned off? could more have been done to sound the alarm? for many of those who escaped from lahaina, alongside the trauma there is now a deep sense of anger. i hate it, i want these people to explain to me why we didn t get an alarm when they have the most sophisticated alarm system in the world? they practice it every month and what in the world are they waiting for, you know? the authorities have launched an investigation, although the priority for now is responding to the disaster. but the wildfire risk, despite the devastation in lahaina, is farfrom over.
Sent this report. maui s fight continues. 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 power line. 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 power lines. and then you saw the house. you could see it burn? i saw it begin to burn and they wouldn t let