Getting a better look at the scale of the damage. The Catastrophe Modelling Firm karen clark and Company Estimates the total area burned at about 2,200 acres. Roughly 1,000 buildings have destroyed. Attempts to flee the devasting and fast moving fires were hampered as flames were fanned by winds coming from hurricane dora. The devastating and fast moving fires. We are now learning the harrowing stories of survival like this familys, who was forced to flee into the ocean. The ocean almost dragged my kids away a few times. But, yeah, we stuck together, we held on. I said, were not going to die, and were here, were alive. Some residents are now being allowed into destroyed areas. These pictures show residents and tourists waiting in traffic to return to the Historic Town of lahaina. For many, this will be the first time theyve been able to go home to see the damage for themselves. But a curfew is in place for the worst hit areas, and some remain closed entirely. 0ur correspondent John Sud
this kind of strong wind, together with the very dry vegetation, summer usually is the dry season in hawaii. you have the dry vegetation, strong winds and also no humidity, so everything isjust like winds and also no humidity, so everything is just like for the wildfire occurrence. everything isjust like for the wildfire occurrence. pao-shin chu, professor wildfire occurrence. pao-shin chu, professor of wildfire occurrence. pao-shinl chu, professor of meteorology at the university of hawaii and hawaii state climatologist, thank you for being here. hundreds of supporters of the coup leaders in niger have held a demonstration near a french military base on the outskirts of the capital, niamey. cellphone footage shows protesters shouting slogans against the former colonial power in the country, as well as the regional bloc ecowas. it s been more than two weeks since military officers in niger seized control of the country, deposing president mohamed bazoum. some of those supporting th