{"id":135930,"date":"2023-08-10T16:36:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T13:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=135930"},"modified":"2023-08-10T16:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T13:36:19","slug":"hawaii-wildfires-death-toll-increases-to-36-maui-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/hawaii-wildfires-death-toll-increases-to-36-maui-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii wildfires death toll increases to 36, Maui officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">The death toll from the fast-moving wildfires wreaking havoc through Hawaii has increased to 36, Maui County officials\u00a0said Wednesday night\u00a0local time. The blazes have been raging across at least\u00a0three of Hawaii\u2019s islands, trapping locals and visitors as strong winds linked to Hurricane Dora hampered efforts by authorities to contain the flames.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">The fires tore through the popular vacation town of Lahaina, in Maui County, which Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke (D) said was \u201cdecimated.\u201d Satellite photographs show an entire community burned to the ground with blocks of charred remains where hundreds of homes and shops once stood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Luke described the devastation as a \u201ctragic moment for the entire state\u201d and said the recovery operation will take years.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpds-c-byZpMW\">The fires prompted mass evacuations, created widespread power outages and forced schools to close.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpds-c-byZpMW\">The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 14 people from waters off Lahaina, after they were forced into the sea by fast-approaching flames. Photographs\u00a0showed the blaze burning right up to the waterfront, as flames illuminated the billowing plumes of smoke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpds-c-byZpMW\">Fire risks on the Hawaiian islands were exacerbated by months of drought and weather patterns that allowed the blazes to spread faster than anticipated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Source: Washington Post<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death toll from the fast-moving wildfires wreaking havoc through Hawaii has increased to 36, Maui County officials\u00a0said Wednesday night\u00a0local time. The blazes have been raging across at least\u00a0three of Hawaii\u2019s islands, trapping locals and visitors as strong winds linked to Hurricane Dora hampered efforts by authorities to contain the flames. 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