New photos of the Maui wildfire devastation were released by the Hawaii governor’s office as officials and residents assess the unthinkable.
, at least three wildfires erupted on Maui this week, racing through parched brush covering the island.and wiped out the historic seaside town of Lahaina. As many as 1,000 people may be missing, officials said.
"We’re talking about the largest natural disaster of this generation in Hawaii," Gov. Josh Green said.Many people with loved ones in Maui are desperately trying to locate them, with most of the island's communication systems still down. As of Friday morning, about 1,000 people are still reported missing, following the disastrous wildfires that broke out on the island earlier this week.and said it doesn't resemble the place he knew growing up.
"The closest thing I think I can compare it to is perhaps a war zone, or maybe a bomb went off," he told ABC’s "Good Morning America" on Friday. "It was cars in the street, doors open, melted to the ground. Most structures no longer exist. And from blocks and blocks of this.". Cadaver-sniffing dogs were brought in Friday to assist the search for the remains of people killed by the inferno, said Bissen.
Authorities are still working to evacuate people from Maui as firefighters work to contain the wildfires and put out flare-ups.Airlines added additional flights to accommodate visitors leaving the island. The county asked visitors who want to leave to book a flight with an airline, advising that they can book flights to Honolulu and continue on another flight to their destination.Officials are strongly discouraging nonessential travel to Maui.
Visitors on nonessential travel were being asked to leave the island, according to the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority. People who plan to visit West Maui in the coming weeks were encouraged to consider rescheduling those plans, the authority said.
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