Historic church stands miraculously untouched by Maui wildfires: ‘Sign from God’
“May She be the beacon of hope…to help the rest of the community,” parishioner Jeffrey Chang wrote.
“May she be the beacon of hope to the people of Lahaina!!!! Praise the Lord… upon this rock I will build my church!!! come and follow me…,” added Jeffrey Domdoma.Over 50 people have died in the wake of the Maui wildfires that started late Tuesday.. “They’ve been sitting there since last night.” The wildfires, fanned by strong winds have burned multiple buildings, forced evacuations, and caused power outages in several communities.
The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora was partly to blame for the strong winds that knocked out power as night came. About 13,000 residents in Maui are without power, according to reports.Fire crews in Maui are battling multiple fires in the popular tourist destination of West Maui and an inland, mountainous region. Firefighters have struggled to reach some areas that were cut off by downed trees and power lines.
The death toll from the catastrophic Maui wildfires climbed to 80 on Friday, becoming the deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii’s history — surpassing that of a tsunami that killed 61 people on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1960.The Maui wildfires have become the deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii’s history.In Lahaina, a total of 2,207 structures were damaged or destroyed and 2,170 acres have burned, according to the Pacific Disaster Center and FEMA.
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