More than 11,000 passengers and some 400 airline personnel left Maui on Wednesday, officials said, as fast-moving wildfires continue to rage. Firefighting aircraft dropped about 150,000 gallons of water on the wildfires in Maui County, according to officials. Updates will be threaded here throughout the day.
— with blocks of charred remains where hundreds of homes and shops once stood. In a video shared early Thursday, Luke said rescue teams were “working tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of every person affected.”
More than 130 Hawaii National Guard members have been activated, and helicopters are searching for those left behind in areas without power and accessible roads. More mass bus evacuations are scheduled for West Maui on Thursday.no containment numbers were available for the three active wildfires as of Wednesday night, but would have a better idea “at first light” Thursday.
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