Welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We start with apocalyptic scenes in hawaii. Us soldiers have joined search and recovery efforts. At least 36 people are known to have died in wildfires others are still unaccounted for. Large parts of the tourist town of la highna on The Island Of Maui have been burned to the ground. This is what it looke like overnight when flames spread rapidly forcing some people to jump into the sea to escape. Multiple areas have been burnt to the ground and the western side of the island is almost cut off. Officials say, the Hospital System is overwhelmed, with many people suffering burns and smoke inhalation. Our correspondent Richard Galpin has this report. Is anybody still out here . Its time to go these are the desperate calls for people still in the historic City Of Lahaina on The Island Of Maui, as the flames on the marina gets closer and closer. Many neighbourhoods were burned to the ground as
President guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shootout with police. Ecuador s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Well have more on this story as it develops. Wildfires are raging across the us state of hawaii. Officials there say that at least six people have died and many are injured, with some in a critical condition. These are the scenes out of maui and the big island. The Historic Town of lahaina was one of the hardest hit, with reports that its now mostly reduced to ash. Crews there and across the islands are engaged in Search And Rescue, with evacuations underway for more than 13 thousand people. But as residents try to escape, some are finding that many of the major roads are blocked and too dangerous to use. Lieutenant g
A member of his Campaign Team told local media, villavicencio was about to get into a car when a man stepped forward and shot him in the head. His death was confirmed on social media by current president guillermo lasso. Ecuador s president ial election is scheduled to take place on 20 august. Wildfires are raging across the us state of hawaii. Officials there say that at least six people have died and many are injured, with some in a critical condition. These are the scenes out in maui and the big island that locals are calling apocalyptic. Locals are calling apocalyptic. The Historic Town of lahaina was one of the hardest hit, with reports that its now mostly reduced to ash. Crews there and across the islands are engaged in search and rescue, with evacuations under way for more than 13,000 people. But as residents try to escape, some are finding that many of the major roads are blocked and too dangerous to use. Lieutenant governor sylvia luke, whos serving as acting governor, issued
boat that was carrying a5 people, including three children. they described it as a very small metal boat, about seven metres long, and they said after only a few hours at sea the boat capsized and sank, apparently because of a big wave that threw everybody on board into the water. the survivors said that only 15 people were wearing life jackets. and according to the red cross, they said that they survived by hanging onto life jackets and other inflatable rubber devices. they then found another empty boat at sea and they got onto that boat and managed to survive for several days without food or water. they were finally rescued by a cargo ship and brought to lampedusa on wednesday. now, migrant arrivals in italy have gone up. this year nearly 9a,000 people have reached
there were only four survivors, two men and a woman in their 20s and a 13 year old boy. they told rescuers that they were on a boat that was carrying 45 people, including three children. they described it as a very small metal boat, about seven metres long, and they said after only a few hours at sea the boat capsized and sank, apparently because of a big wave that threw everybody on board into the water. the survivors said that only 15 people were wearing life jackets. and according to the red cross, they said that they survived by hanging onto life jackets and other inflatable rubber devices. they then found another empty boat at sea and they got onto that boat and managed to survive for several days without food or water. they were finally rescued by a cargo ship and brought to lampedusa on wednesday.