At least 36 people have died after wildfires, fanned by winds from a faraway hurricane, devastated much of the resort city Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island, officials say
More than 270 buildings have been damaged or destroyed in the seriously affected town of Lahaina, officials say. / Photo: Reuters
"As the firefighting efforts continue, 36 total fatalities have been discovered today amid the active Lahaina fire," the Maui county government said in a statement on Thursday. The fires had sent desperate residents jumping into the ocean in a bid to escape the fast-moving flames.
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