JUST IN: At least 53 people have died from the devastating wildfires scorching Maui, according to county officials
"Anything in the town center here is completely devastated," CNN correspondent describes scene in Lahaina
"All the iconic buildings are either flattened or just scorched skeletons of their former self," he said as he was among the first journalists to set their eyes on the aftermath of a natural disaster that has claimed at least 53 lives, according to officials.
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