The uk could soon carry anti smoking messages and advice inside the packet, as well as outside. But will it be enough to convince smokers to quit . But first to the ongoing Recovery Efforts in hawaii. 96 people are known to have died in wildfires on maui, with officials warning that number is likely to rise. Hawaii governorjosh green said more than 2,700 buildings had been destroyed in the Historic Town of lahaina. Hundreds of people are still missing and only about 3 of the affected area has been searched. Residents say they had no official warning before they fled for their lives, raising difficult questions about the effectiveness of the emergency response, and whether more people could have been saved. Early warning sirens failed to sound, according to officials, a failure now under investigation by hawaiis Attorney General. Our correspondent, nomia iqbal, has more details. The historic la haina the Historic Lahaina is now nothing but ashes and dust. It looks like it has been bombe
One bucket at a time. Many people forced to flee at a moments notice had to leave everything behind to the mercy of the flames. On saturday hawaiis Attorney General announced an investigation into why the islands Warning Siren didnt 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 islands Airport Runways has now been closed to Civilian Aircraft to help supplies reach the island faster. Hawaiis 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 theres a lot of loss here, and i think were going to see significantly higher numbers in the coming days as our professionals from fema and maui fire continue to do theirjob. We are proud of th
the uk could soon carry anti smoking messages and advice inside the packet, as well as outside. but will it be enough to convince smokers to quit? but first to the ongoing recovery efforts in hawaii. 96 people are known to have died in wildfires on maui, with officials warning that number is likely to rise. hawaii governorjosh green said more than 2,700 buildings had been destroyed in the historic town of lahaina. hundreds of people are still missing and only about 3% of the affected area has been searched. residents say they had no official warning before they fled for their lives, raising difficult questions about the effectiveness of the emergency response, and whether more people could have been saved. early warning sirens failed to sound, according to officials, a failure now under investigation by hawaii s attorney general. our correspondent, nomia iqbal, has more details.
days as our professionals from fema and maui fire continue to do theirjob. we are proud of them for doing thejob. do theirjob. we are proud of them for doing the job. it is very hard for them as well, as they love these neighbours. what is your estimate of the cost overruns? it what is your estimate of the cost overruns? cost overruns? it is hard to know. we re cost overruns? it is hard to know. we re going - cost overruns? it is hard to know. we re going into - cost overruns? it is hard to know. we re going into the houses for the first time. there are already 80 fatalities. it is going to rise. it will certainly be the worst natural disaster ever faced. it may be the worst fire that america ever faced. away governorjosh green saying this could be one of the worst disasters in the history of the united states hawaii. let s go live now to our reporter on the ground in maui, helena humphrey. we were just hearing from an earlier moment of hawaii governorjosh green speaking to the p