Here sleeping in their cars, waiting for a curfew to lift at 6 a. M. A lot of folks anxious to see whats left of their homes, and for those who have already made it into lahaina, a lot of heartbreak and shock at what theyve seen. Heres some folks we talked to yesterday. Somewhere that i once knew is completely gone, its unrecognizable. Its devastating. I mean, we lost our houses, our jobs. Some of us grew up here. We dont even know whether half our friends are alive or gone. Reporter home after home in lahaina, gone. One estimate from the Property Data aggregator core logic puts the estimate of destroyed homes at more than 3,000. The rising death toll, now at 800 people, as Rescue Crews Search for more victims. Thousands of people have left the island, around 1400 staying in Emergency Shelters here. Its unclear how these fires started, but when they did ignite, the island was ripe for an inferno. 80 mileperhour winds caused in part by Passing Hush Dora fueled the flames hurricane dora.
80 mile-per-hour winds caused in part by passing hush dora fueled the flames hurricane dora. residents of lahaina say they were given little warning and that the island s emergency sirens didn t go out with texts being sent out instead. many escaping with just their live, some in lahaina jumping into the water to save themselves as the town was raze by fire. it s razedded by fire. it s hard to conceive of when you look at the catastrophe that they have gone through, frankly, are continuing to go through. this crisis is far from over. there s so much frustration, there s so much suffering, you know? the real mourning has not even been able to begin, to start because of people really looking to how do i just get me and my family to tomorrow. reporter: power and cell service is starting to be restored on maui s west side, but now another challenge for folks who live here, officials say that the water is now unsafe to drink in some parts of the