In devastating wildfires. About 1,000 remain unaccounted for. Damage to Communication Lines is making it difficult to locate people. Large parts of maui have been totally devastated. Have a look at these Drone Pictures from the historic coastal town of la haina. Burnt out wreckage of so many homes there. The governor of hawaii, josh green, estimated that 80 of the town was gone in what he said was probably the us states largest ever natural disaster. Some properties have been left untouched by the flames whilst others just metres away have been completely destroyed. Local people have been left sifting though the debris. They say there were no warning sirens to alert them as the flames moved towards their homes. Authorities say, it will take many years and billions of dollars to repair the damage. This map gives you a better idea of where the fires have ripped through over the last few days. They are marked in orange. As we have said lahaina was worst hit with that Satellite Image on th
Spells and showers, for scotland and Northern Ireland that is what you have, sunshine and showers. All of the details later in the programme. Its monday the 14th of august. Officials in hawaii say they expect the number of casualties to rise significantly as a result of the wildfires. 93 people are known to have died, with hundreds still missing in maui. Questions are now being asked about whether Early Warning systems were used or if they malfunctioned. The states Attorney General is conducting a comprehensive review. Our correspondent Sophie Long Reports from hawaii. The fire left more than a city devastated, and charred black buildings behind. Existential questions hover about the emptiness. How can you rebuild from this . What will exist here in the future . A congregation there without a church gathers in a coffee shop to share their pain. It used to be my house. I wept, but weeping is not. God gave us tears. There are so many questions that remain without answers. Why did one sur
Also on the programme more questions for the government about who was responsible for moving Asylum Seekers onto the Bibby Stockholm Barge before it had been given the all clear for legionella. And Artificial Intelligence has been transforming how we live. But could ai one day be capable of reading our minds . But first, to the ongoing Recovery Efforts in hawaii. 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. Lets go straight to maui. My colleague, helena humphrey, is there for us. Good to see you again. First of all, you have been speaking to officials. Tell is the latest you have been hearing there. Tell is the latest you have been hearing there. Tell is the latest you have been hearin there. ,. , hearing the
Welcome to three hours of checking out the truth behind stories. We start in hawaii, where 55 people are now known to have died in devastating wildfires. About 1,000 remain unaccounted for. Damage to Communication Lines is making it difficult to locate people. To give you a sense of the utter devastation on maui, i first wanted to show you these pictures. They were taken by a passenger on a Plane Landing on the island. They really capture the extent of the wildfires as they burn out of control. The governor of hawaii estimated that 80 of the town is gone. He said it was probably the us states largest ever natural disaster. We can also show you these pictures. They show that some buildings seem to have been left untouched by the flames whilst others just metres away have been completely destroyed. Locals have been left to just look in horror at what theyve lost. There were no warning sirens to alert them as the flames moved towards their homes. Authorities say it will take many years an