Wildfires across Hawaii are forcing evacuations: • 12 rescued from ocean after jumping into water to escape flames • Acting governor issues emergency proclamation, activates National Guard Live updates:
As wildfires continue to ravage areas in Maui, the Coast Guard has rescued multiple people who entered the ocean to escape flames. The wildfires have been fanned by strong winds and are burning multiple structures, forcing evacuations and causing power outages in several communities as firefighters struggled to reach some areas that were cut off by downed trees and power lines.
The warning is for leeward areas, meaning land that faces away from the wind usually sheltered by hills and mountains, due to strong winds and low humidity, the National Weather Service in Honolulu said in a“Very dry fuels combined with strong and gusty easterly winds and low humidities will produce critical fire weather conditions through the afternoon hours,” the advisory said.
“Any fires that develops will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended,” the weather agency warned.Schools were shuttered Wednesday due to spreading brush fires and evacuations in Maui. Closures in South Maui: Kihei Elementary, Lokelani Intermediate, Kamali‘i Elementary and Kūlanihāko‘i High.
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