more than two thousand two hundred structures homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed. recovery crews are combing through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. the wild fires are the worst to hit a state in america in over a century, and there is growing anger on maui is growing anger on maui, over both the lack of warning about the fires, and the response by officials to the thousands left without homes. and in some cases, without adequate food and water. sophie long reports from the island. this is what remains of lahaina. cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. president biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say it s not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. i m frustrated. people are.
today the death toll from wildfires in hawaii edges towards 100. the state s governor warns to expect many more. the tourist town of lahaina has been almost razed to the ground, and traumatised survivors ask where is the help? to hear people in the same pads since the fire on thursday, kids in the same diapers since thursday. people without food. like, they haven t drank since before the fire. what are we doing? police plea for longer to make the town safe after some residents were allowed back before the grim task of recovering bodies is completed. i don t know how much more you want me to describe it. that s what you re stepping on. give us a little bit of time to contain that. please. we ll have all the latest from the scene of what s now being called america s worst wildfires in over a century. also on the programme. pressure builds on rishi sunak over small boats crossing the channel after six deaths. labour says people smugglers are running rings around government p
People without food. pressure builds on rishi sunak over small boats crossing the channel after six deaths. labour says people smugglers are running rings around government policy. and a star gazers delight the annual persee id meteor shower lights up skies across the world. lights up skies across the world. we start in hawaii, where the governor is warning that the death toll is likely to rise further following the wild fires on the island of maui. 93 people are now known to have died as the inferno swept through the historic town of lahayna. so far, only a fraction of the worst hit area has been searched for bodies.