People are 'feeling a sense of devastation and loss, for people and memories they've had for years. 'They feel they have been turned to dust.' marthakelner reports live from Lahaina, Maui island where 67 people have died in the wildfires 👇 📺Sky 501
1:20Wildfires in Hawaii have killed at least 80 people - the deadliest natural disaster since it became a US state in 1959.
Search teams are continuing to scour the ruins of Lahaina - a town on Maui island - with the help of cadaver dogs. Governor Josh Green has warned the number of fatalities will continue to rise, with deaths now surpassing the 61 people who died in a 1960 tsunami.Thousands have been left homeless and about 1,000 buildings destroyed by the fire, withThe latest figures suggest the fire in Lahaina is now 85% contained, but one in Upcountry Maui is only 50% contained.
It comes as investigators try to determine what caused it to sweep through Lahaina at such terrifying speed, decimating the resort with little warning.
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