Maui fire: At least 96 killed by Hawaii wildfires - BBC News

At least 96 people are now confirmed to have died in wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for, while hundreds more fill shelters across Maui after fleeing the flames.
Hawaiian officials have asked tourists and those evacuated to stay away from Maui out of fear they could unknowingly disturb remains yet to be found.
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[@ronalynharris686]

I’m from Maui. I moved to England a few years ago after marrying my English husband. Our hearts are aching so bad. I wish I can go home to help. My friends and family are safe thank goodness but all the lives lost and the heartbreak of families and friends who have lost someone dear. Lost homes and lost jobs. This is a huge blow to us Maui people. Lahaina is such a big part of our identity. The history and culture. Lahaina was the capital of Hawaii when Hawaii was ruled by a monarchy. It is also an old whaling village. The harbour there is where humpback whales come every year to mate. Im very saddened and although buildings and homes can be rebuilt, the lost lives and history can never be replaced.

[@kingofracism]

Disgusting behaviour from you and your partner. Don't you feel ashamed? At least you managed to escape third world Hawaii and not die lmao

[@InStitchesComedy]

❤❤❤

[@dandelionsarefree7436]

I know how you feel sister. Locals are hero’s. The recovery of our people is tough

[@user-je2tk1mv4e]

Crying days in florida, it's like the heart of the earth was on fire.

[@mhaas281]

If 5% is 97 dead then you can expect this to be much worse sadly.

[@teg8279]

Where’s all the billionaires ?????????

[@michaeljohnson5365]

And there are also over 1,000 people missing and presumed dead

[@sylviahanna8497]

Media cover up!

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

@@sylviahanna8497 this isn't a cover up. They are just reporting the confirmed numbers. It says "at least" 96 killed. AT LEAST. We all know the number is bigger. Nobody is covering it up. BBC is reporting the official confirmed numbers, once more corpses are found that number will rise. They aren't going to report speculations.

[@jamesmccusker1433]

It’s amazing how concrete buildings were flattened and trees are still standing isn’t it.

[@km666]

Not really. Go read a science book.

[@dahirgaas7611]

Looks It's more on peaple than trees!

[@hlowrylong]

The heat was so intense that it burned concrete. But many of the trees were protected by their moisture and lack of oxygen stores. Seems crazy but our trees have evolved to fight off attack - our homes haven’t. I watched palm trees sway and bend almost in half, but they never broke, during a hurricane.

[@TheAntiTrope]

Only if you know nothing about science and tropical ecosystems

[@jamesmccusker1433]

@@km666 Trust science. Is that the same science that tells you concrete burns but trees don’t? Away and bile yer heid.

[@deplorablegal4078]

I will tell you what will fill that space. A bunch of people with lots of money will come in and build massive expensive corp. resorts and wipe the little people out! You mark my words!

[@alanlowndes8668]

There was talks of biden wanted a military base built in lahaina, and the bunch of people you mention are Chinese, business men who have big idea's for maui.

[@deplorablegal4078]

I sure hope the locals will NOT let this happen. We will see. @@alanlowndes8668

[@aizazbaig4997]

I heard this long before the fire started so it might have been a plan.😢

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

It’s hard to believe all the automatic warning systems in place failed in such a modern location with fill cell capability, etc. When we had a similar firestorm here in California in the middle of the night, first responders went door to door, telling residents to drop everything and run for their lives. This saved hundreds.

[@kraftwithakkraft3307]

I read yesterday this fire was moving at a mile a minute. There was no time, but there will be an investigation and systems likely will be improved.

[@whatadollslife]

We need to go back to include low tech warning systems as a backup ...ringing town /church bells or blowing whistles would have warned people ...if the power was out

[@michaelhughes3302]

There are reports of that authorities have 450 body bags and have requested more. I'm afraid this is going to get a lot worse before it gets any better.

[@michealbackus4543]

Last I checked, a total of 1000 people were missing. Not sure what that number would be now. 😪

[@michaelhughes3302]

@@michealbackus4543 Hindsight is 20/20 but in some ways it's understandable how people reacted/or didn't during those first couple of hours. Imagine telling yourself and others that in 2-3 hours time the entire town you live in will be burned to the ground. Folks would say you're crazy. But once the fire started and was fanned by 60 mph winds heading in just the right direction, to a town almost completely made of tinder, it was all but inevitable.

[@swapy27]

Heartbreaking! Praying for Hawaii residents

[@kingofracism]

God isn't real, but if he is real, he caused those fires. This is god's plan.

[@ARolls-dd2zd]

​@@kingofracism No, we're living in a fallen world because we wanted to do our own thing without God. Ignore God and you fall out of His grace.

[@kingofracism]

@@ARolls-dd2zd if we fall out of god's grace and he does stuff like this, we need to murder god before he kills us all. When I die I will try my hardest to slice god's head from his neck

[@Pete-the-great1964]

⁠@@ARolls-dd2zd your god loves killing the little children then? I have no time for your great dictator in the sky.

[@islamicfukistanisocialistr2758]

I really dont get these god, praying blah blah comments. Why dont you donate?

[@sari5045]

The human suffering that is going on around the world is just to much to bear💔. Lord have mercy…..

[@JellyRollSoul]

I'm praying for each and every person affected by this disaster🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@gianttigerthots]

incredibly sad to hear about this many deaths :( So sorry for every ones loss.. a tragedy

[@rebeccajane3532]

Thank you H a. A r p

[@Jakub-kw1rx]

«The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.» Gospel of Jesus Christ - Matthew - Chapter 1

[@michealbackus4543]

@@Jakub-kw1rx begat off..

[@peterbarton9856]

@@rebeccajane3532 Your Commie Chinese masters are displeased with your efforts, try harder.

[@CottonCandiesLife]

WHEREVER JOHN PELLETIER GOES THE LARGEST EVENT OF IT NATURE FOLLOWS!! "WILD' FIRES...SHOOTING MASSACRE!! He was paid 220% higher than anyone in his position in the US in Vegas...then hes paid 160% more than anyone in his position in Maui with 40 way more qualified applicants ahead of him and he immediately got a 30% pay raise then vanishes! Just like he vanished after Vegas! Wherever he goes something real bad is about to happen...we need to be watching him and where he goes!!! We still want to know why he had all the victims phones scrubbed in vegas and why everyone was gag ordered just like in Maui!!! We gotta wake up! Who is this guy really working for?!?!? DONT FORGET ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF LAHAINA!!! CALIFORNIA!!! CANADA!!! THESE ARE MAN MADE FIRES! @Blossominnerwellness @squirelltribe @hustlebitch have some great info and a good place to start. I even have a playlist on my channel. Please keep this story alive we have to stop this! THESE ARE ALL DIRECTLY RELATED! THIS IS NOT A CONSPIRACY THESE ARE FACTS! STAND STRONG WITH MAUI OR WE WILL BE NEXT!

[@stephenenders2066]

It would be really great if we weren't being attacked and gaslighted by the same institutions and industry that is supposed to help and protect us. ⚠️🤷‍♀️👁

[@arkadipmondal5402]

This is done by vladmir putin and trump to make king biden weak... Russia launched shovels in hawaii which has caused this wildfire...

[@62Cristoforo]

That’s what we call a firecane, when hurricane force winds turn a common brush fire into a deadly massive tragedy

[@gw6496]

It's a Shame that a country such as the US had such a slow response and the warning Sirens did not warn the people!!!

[@joermnyc]

Power was out, why there wasn’t backup power needs to be investigated.

[@gw6496]

@joermnyc should had emergency generators to turn on Sirens!!

[@rebeccajane3532]

All by design

[@sharinaross1865]

Such a shame.

[@r8chlletters]

Actually this is the fastest response we’ve ever seen (6 hours from the federal govt). A text warning went out but sirens did not. Winds of 50-80mph, 10’ tall non native grasses, a swelling homeless population and tinder dry conditions led to a dangerous combination. We are talking about a place with little infrastructure. Maui needs serious help and prevention for future fires and better evacuation that includes reforestation, multiple lane roads, firebreaks, buried power lines and less flammable structures. This was preventable with the right long term plan and diligent oversight.

[@patrickmacdonald5539]

Australia stands by you

[@stuarthayward2220]

With 80 emergency sirens that are tested once a month in Lahaina, mysteriously, NONE of them were sounded? They still haven’t told us how the fire originally started but I can say, a lot of extra fires, were caused by downed power lines which were never turned off. Not to mention, firefighters & cops were all elsewhere at the beginning & during the burning of Lahaina. Lahaina use to be a wetland until the sugar cane industry diverted all water for themselves.

[@nicolabonnamy487]

Finally.... i believe along with many others that the US planned this, those deaths and loss of everything historical is on those people who planned this 😡

[@shauneden4229]

Alternative media covering this story better.

[@soundscape26]

@@shauneden4229 Like what? Alternative media gets much less scrutinized so they can say whatever.

[@soundscape26]

Glad the firefighters were out of Lahaina during the blaze or they would've been cooked. I saw a burned firetruck though.

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

a cascade if failures. it will be investigated. and who knows how the fire started but wildfires aren't rare to Hawaii. Doesn't like 1% of their land burn every year or something around that number?

[@saraswatisky3119]

My prayers for the survivors. Hang in there. Be strong.

[@vickikyvrikosaios7300]

Hang in there and seek justice this was intentional

[@MyMomSaysImKeen]

Hopefully the government starts taking action, and begins to enforce climate lockdowns ASAP

[@deepthoughts8393]

@@MyMomSaysImKeen. Are u being sarcastic?

[@vickikyvrikosaios7300]

@@MyMomSaysImKeen you can lock yourself up the rest of us will love in reality. Believe the tax hikes are for your own good. No wonder this world is going to $#&@

[@CottonCandiesLife]

WHEREVER JOHN PELLETIER GOES THE LARGEST EVENT OF IT NATURE FOLLOWS!! "WILD' FIRES...SHOOTING MASSACRE!! He was paid 220% higher than anyone in his position in the US in Vegas...then hes paid 160% more than anyone in his position in Maui with 40 way more qualified applicants ahead of him and he immediately got a 30% pay raise then vanishes! Just like he vanished after Vegas! Wherever he goes something real bad is about to happen...we need to be watching him and where he goes!!! We still want to know why he had all the victims phones scrubbed in vegas and why everyone was gag ordered just like in Maui!!! We gotta wake up! Who is this guy really working for?!?!? DONT FORGET ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF LAHAINA!!! CALIFORNIA!!! CANADA!!! THESE ARE MAN MADE FIRES! @Blossominnerwellness @squirelltribe @hustlebitch have some great info and a good place to start. I even have a playlist on my channel. Please keep this story alive we have to stop this! THESE ARE ALL DIRECTLY RELATED! THIS IS NOT A CONSPIRACY THESE ARE FACTS! STAND STRONG WITH MAUI OR WE WILL BE NEXT!

[@fantabulous6657]

Praying for them ✨ They will recover one day. My city lost over 6000 people due to an earthquake and we came back stronger and better as a city. It is possible. I believe in Hawaiians.

[@Iceyfire12]

What city?

[@Bearwithme560]

@@Iceyfire12 I'm curious as well.

[@Jakub-kw1rx]

«The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.» Gospel of Jesus Christ - Matthew: Chapter 1

[@arthurmorgan9944]

@@Iceyfire12😂😂😂😭😭🤣 i love sarcastic people on the internet i'm sorry

[@AnyoneCanSee]

@@Bearwithme560 - I'm pretty sure she means the Jakarta earthquake of 2006. Around 6000 died in that Earthquake and she looks like she could be from there in the picture. They also built back after that Earthquake. But they are actually now trying to move the Capital city of Jakarta as it is set to go underwater due to climate change. These things are just the beginning. Climate change has been a little slower than expected by some scientists but the disasters will accelerate from now on. We are passing a tipping point. It will be worse year on year now. It'll be bigger than WW2 for our children's generation but it will just keep going. A few hundred will be nothing. In a few years, it will be millions dying.

[@2HighNoon]

The moment is heavy but faith is unbroken. Prayers for everyone. 🙏❤️

[@anonymousanonymous6735]

This fire was set on purpose!!!!

[@peterbarton9856]

Your commie Chinese masters are displeased with your efforts, try harder.

[@darkwoodmovies]

I still can't believe this. Such a beautiful island, doesn't deserve this. Wishing all the best to the residents there and to the families of those that were lost.

[@yakamiwrohon263]

Who's to blame for?

[@sebastianwrites]

Brave woman... "I don't believe it will be the same; I think it will be better."

[@Crymeariver227]

I don't believe it will be better because of the history that cannot be replaced. It will different for sure, because it can't be anything otherwise, but it surely is a testament to accepting that everything changes - good, bad, or indifferent.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

it won't be.

[@sebastianwrites]

If we learn from our mistakes then things can be better.@@Crymeariver227

[@r8chlletters]

It’s shameful you set up a camera during this painful church service. These people are not our entertainment. They need their privacy and time to recover.

[@cherylchoisinncheung1090]

Wow the reporter speaks clearly under the situation

[@Salil-fb6je]

All the explanation of the cause of fires doesn't convince me

[@candicecausey4960]

From Texas... With nothing but tears The Hawaiins are the most beautiful, heartfelt and loving culture we have They didn't deserve ANY of this :'( This is horrible! HELP HAWAII!!!

[@madeleinevanwykhon2991]

So sorry to see old people lost their homes.... So wonderful to hear hotels opening their hearts for people to b in safely....

[@heidistinton9213]

my condolances to all who died in all fires in every country r.i.p.❤

[@JessicaZane4realz]

The saddest part about the fires is all the conspiracy theories are coming out about it.

[@VoteForBukele]

Not really. Stupid people are going to do the only thing they’re good at. Stupidity. It doesn’t matter because they influence nothing. The saddest part is that you’ll all forget within 4 weeks.

[@mikeinjapan2004]

especially when there are unintelligent people who get fooled by some fake news haha. RIP to the victim and good luck to humanity!

[@soundscape26]

Some people cannot interpret the world around them without resorting to conspiracy theories. It's a well studied phenomenon.

[@KaylebAlexander]

So true spread by the crazy hippies on island that genuinely believe they are the locals. It adds insult to tragedy

[@VoteForBukele]

@@soundscape26 exactly. In the absence of truth, people make things up because their primitive little acorn brains can’t grasp math beyond multiplication. But those same intellectually challenged people always seem to talk about doing “research”. You really just have to allow them believe whatever they want.

[@kmsnow6292]

I can’t wait to hear the decision from the authority as why they chose to alarm the locals via mobile phone (which had been shut down by the fire) instead of via the loud speaker set up around the island.

[@petebusch9069]

All part of the great reset. I have no doubt this was to clear the way for something new. Greed runs the world and human lives get in the way of that.

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

@@petebusch9069 stop fear mongering. not every fire and dumb decision is a conspiracy. if anyone wants these people gone there are quicker and less destructive ways to do it. You know they are bombing Papua each day and nobody cares right? No need to set a fire when you can just evict everyone. Stop making up bogus theories which dont even have an internal logic.

[@whatadollslife]

Maybe plan on ringing church bells or whistles as a low tech last resort ..I watched videos of that morning and it was very quiet in the town except for some wind noise ...dont cop cars have speakers ????

[@URBeingLiedTo]

The loss of life is awful, like with any incidents that lead to such outcomes. Hawaii is prone to wildfires though, perhaps a review of the forest management practices would help avoid such a loss of life and damage in the future.

[@seanbrown9048]

A lot of non native vegetation and the cattle industry is part of the problem… many fields that were once carefully managed in sugarcane became overgrown with grasses.

[@annestovgaard681]

If there is a hurricane and a fire.. you can "manage" all you want, you will lose. I hope they get the help they need, to rebuild their homes and lives.

[@seanbrown9048]

@@annestovgaard681 it’s like trying to outrun a massive blowtorch: firestorms are truly horrific.

[@yogabee2222]

Having water in the hydrants would have helped as well. I don't understand that regardless of drought, shouldn't there be water and fire hydrants?

[@URBeingLiedTo]

@@seanbrown9048 How are non-native plants an issue? Are they all more flammable than native plants?

[@maureensheppard4551]

My heart goes out to these people. They didn't ask for such devastation. Bless their hearts and those they have lost. Come back stronger. XXX

[@Jakub-kw1rx]

«The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.» Gospel of Jesus Christ - Matthew: Chapter 1

[@petebusch9069]

They did as for it by allowing dry vegetation to exist all around their homes and businesses. This could have easily been avoided and is a clear indication of a failed government. All that dry vegetation surrounding houses is no different than pouring gasoline on your house hoping it won't go up. I seriously can't believe the fire marshal of that area allowed this to happen.

[@kingofracism]

They asked for it and they received it

[@kingofracism]

@a-syncresearchinstitutefou3131 no thank you

[@carolanngibb3035]

I feel for Everyone of these people affected. Especially to those who lost their life.

[@2HighNoon]

5 days now and we still aren’t talking about what ignited these fires… This is a information blackout clearly. People deserve answers!

[@razvantasca]

...looks like Hiroshima...

[@gordonquigg9389]

I monitored Dora from the time it started south of Baja, and it increased substantially without moving westward. Then it advanced slowly westward and got weaker. Then as it got closer to Hawaii, it stayed well south of the islands, but started restrengthening to a super strong hurricane. But like most hurricanes it didn't turn up towards the islands. It stayed well south, as in about 700 miles south. But while that was happening, there was a huge strong high pressure on the central Pacific that combined with the upper reaches of the spinoff of Dora, which culminated and supposedly concentrated together to have a windfall focal point on Maui, for some reason on the west Maui mountains defending into Lahaina. Here on Oahu, we felt strange gusts whipping and defending on us, but not like it was happening on Maui, which is substantially south of Oahu. And yet even on Oahu, there was an eerie dryness and volatile gustyness to the air moving about for two days before the day that Lahaina caught on fire. We were worried on Oahu, but had no idea how much worse this extreme dryness with huge massive gusts were on Maui. The winds in Dora had been holding at 200mph for three days as it got closer to the south of the Hawaiian islands. Lahaina has always been hot dry town especially in summer time, so this set up was a very rare extreme volatile danger. So whatever sparked it was waiting to happen, and it was a set up so that when it happened, it was going to go up like burning a Christmas tree. A flash fire, a speed fire, beyond a wild fire. It started, got propelled by 70 mph winds, ripped through 5 miles at 70 miles per hour, and then whatever was long burning material continued to burn, but there was no way to earn anyone about this flash fire. It happened way way too fast. Very similar to the wind driven paradise fire in California, but worse. I've never seen a hurricane weather scenario behave like this, so concentrated and quick in all 66 years of my life in Hawaii. Not even remotely close.

[@rebeccajane3532]

And what amazing accuracy to burn out homes of those opposite their 'plans' Nothing to see here folks, move along.

[@WolfRoss]

Other residents reported that when the powerlines came down they were still active. They had not been turned off. When they landed on homes and businesses it lit the homes with people still inside. People were reporting that the homes were burning from the inside out.

[@EdwardSteadfast]

I can’t imagine having enough free time to write a comment that long on any topic ever

[@Jakub-kw1rx]

«The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.» Gospel of Jesus Christ - Matthew: Chapter 1

[@msspi764]

The thing about fires like this is they don’t move in a linear way. You get to watch wildfires progress across a landscape when it’s safe to get an aircraft up. But a 70 mile an hour wind can blow embers a mile or more past the head of the fire. You’ll never get to see this kind of fire behavior from the air and firefighters have died when caught at the head of a fire like this. I don’t know enough about this instance, I’d bet none of you do. But there are plenty of instances where fires like this blow embers across a landscape causing spot fires that expand in seconds. I’m just not sure any warning would have done anything but clog roads. I pity the decision maker who saw this develop in seconds and realized they were powerless to do anything.

[@damnjustassignmeone]

The government in Hawaii is just inept. The response is brought to us by the same clowns that failed to prepare for the fire and warn people when it happened.

[@whatadollslife]

Combination of greed and laziness..those power lines should have been underground 30 years ago before they built all those big condos and resorts ...that upgrade provision should have been written into the building contract ..and I'm not even a lawyer ....they just slapped a resort destination lifestyle on a hokey colony town and just merchandise it ,without looking to safely support the gentrification

[@AshBigs]

I’m surprised there’s still so many missing. A few days ago I thought that number would drop dramatically after people were able to rest and get to phones. It hasn’t dropped… my heart goes out to the Hawaiian people.

[@mommynab]

They have been very slow going through the rubble and unfortunately some people jumped in the ocean. If they couldn't tread water, they are lost to the sea. People on the ground say the count is likely hundreds.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

No, it is going to go up. If hundreds are still unaccounted for many of those are likely dead. The fires were so hot that they will just be charred remains in with all the burned remains of houses, furniture, cars etc. I assume they are crossing people off missing lists as they are found and it's been long enough that the majority of missing will be dead. So hundreds more missing means hundreds more dead.

[@W7LDT]

The count was 93 with only 3% of the properties searched. We need to be ready for worse news.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

normally, that count of missing does shrink to a very small number very fast after natural disasters, at least ones that are so small with a major response focused on them in which survivors are likely to be registered quickly. in this case, there are two potential unwelcome explanations for the still high number of missing: one is that almost all corpses inside homes have yet to be counted (and many may be difficult to identify as human remains at all because they are largely incinerated), and the other is the potential for a large number of people having been swept out to sea after fleeing into the water.

[@whatadollslife]

I saw a local video that said the emergency people are predicting the death count may top 400

[@racheladkins6060]

Oh my gosh! Poor dear sweet precious souls.

[@dylanogden812]

🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲The other 49 states r standing right with u guys it hurts me to see my fellow American countrymen/women sad and in pain rest of us need to do wat we can so the people of Maui can receive the proper aid they need stay strong we will keep maui in our prayers 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@drakehonest2]

Hello how are you doing today?😊

[@user-nk2mh2ds5l]

为夏威夷祈祷，只有那里的美军能够拯救他们了。🙏

[@paulcasarez404]

Humidity at the time of the fire doesn't make sense along with the wind speeds then all of a sudden 70 to 80 mph with that hurricane over 800 miles to the south west some thing else went on

[@jahrastaeasygaming2372]

keep asking questions. it's healthy . it's what investigators do.

[@marcoantonio-df4mr]

Sad news.😢.My prayers 🙏

[@livenletlive7537]

The humane society there, is overwhelmed with injured pets and homeless pets at the shelters. They stated they do not have the supplies and funds to support all of them. They are inundated!!!! They need immediate assistance. Pets are traumatized, they have no idea what happened...they don't understand. They lost their families, their homes....it is such a devastating unimaginable tragedy for all there.

[@CosmicCanvas666]

Humans>animals

[@amritchauhan984]

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[@bhupennembang227]

Sad news 😢 pray for the courage 🙏

[@jeffwilliams1052]

At least no TREES burned...

[@soundscape26]

The did... look closer.

[@LaowaiDaveJCP]

Free Hawaii From colonisers

[@johnkean6852]

Weird how plastic chairs and trees remain untouched, yet houses and cars were completely dissolved.

[@KAZU-kh1lb]

Given the nearly fully burnt-out buildings and vehicles, it's possible that many of the missing individuals have turned into charcoal and completely disappeared, making search efforts appear challenging.

[@carolynwheaton8547]

Sirens should have automatically went off.

[@jahrastaeasygaming2372]

the government always let's us down. while the black budget keeps trillions flowing.

[@pablojrcruz4657]

Great sympathy to all affected by the disaster.. may God comfort you and give you strength..

[@murder13love]

He was there for all those who died, oh wait.

[@yogabee2222]

​@@murder13loveGod isn't responsible for natural disasters, nor is he responsible for the actions of mankind. Most people don't understand how God works. He's not a magician

[@JP8YT]

@@yogabee2222 hes not a very "great" god then is he?

[@murder13love]

@@yogabee2222 He is also not a he and doesn't exist

[@manichairdo9265]

​@@murder13loveOf course. He is eternal and present. All our lives are but for a moment.

[@sharinaross1865]

Prayers and Condolences to Maui. Dear God bring them tears to calm fears.

[@drakehonest2]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today?😊

[@ladywindrush5464]

Heavenly Father Comfort and Strengthen these precious people...

[@gt5087]

1000+ missing.

[@jlouutube65]

1906: Devastating fires soon broke out in San Francisco and lasted for several days. More than 3,000 people died, and over 80% of the city was destroyed.

[@drakehonest2]

Hello how are you doing today?😊

[@mhaas281]

More warning? They didn't receive any warning at all.

[@holistic_psych101]

It’s more like a 1000 deaths so far

[@sparkythesecretsquirrel4013]

Unfortunately, everyone missing is dead. It's not like an earthquake or tornado where victims may survive for days buried in rubble. Fire goes everywhere and consumes everything, even oxygen.

[@nicksoley]

BBC is doing a better at coverage of this disaster than CNN is. Amazing.

[@Dani-El.]

OK, just like in Greece, California, and the small fires in England last year, these are not "wildfires". It's called 'arson'.

[@Hermosa_rosa_blanca]

So sad ~ praying 🙏🏼 Please help these people ~

[@gracykn1670]

I can only shake my head unbearably. I don't have any words enough to express my sorrow. But I feel the same with them. When they cry, I want to cry. I wish no more cry all over the world.

[@maryroller4417]

One of the best reports ive heard

[@Mistermopar]

Yup, the BBC can be relied on for lies and propaganda. Wake up people!!

[@EvieK12]

May the Good lord give you all the Strength, courage and faith you all need to get through this very dark time. One Day At a Time 🙏💗💖💜💕😥I wish I could do more than give you all my prayers🙏💗Kaye from Australia. I too know this pain from black Saturday when day turns into night😥

[@crede9427]

The good lord brought the fire. Stop the superstition and think!!

[@gabrieloricho1028]

​@@crede9427and what did the Devil bring?or are you on his side.

[@TheAntiTrope]

Is he gonna come down and help rebuild or...?

[@livenletlive7537]

$20 billion should be sent to Maui IMMEDIATELY instead of Ukraine. The people of Maui need help!!! You hear that big guy, that rides a bike without a care in the world?! Sending FEMA is not enough. These people need supplies shipped in...water, food, diapers, medicines, clothing, housing and more. They are traumatized, children are traumatized...this is PTSD setting in.

[@JohnofthefamilySmith]

Zelensky needs more Cocaine.

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

You do know the money being sent is in the form of miilitary hardware right? I mean the US could send bombs and APCs into a disaster region , they did the same when Hurricane Cathrina hit lol, but that wouldn't really solve anything would it now.

[@livenletlive7537]

@@underarmbowlingincidentof1981 that's $20 billion from our budget. Whether it be in form of bombs, military equipment or funds, it's still $20billion. You do understand that, right? Probably not. Maui needs that $20billion (in supplies, in medical, in rebuilding etc...), not Ukraine. Our state of Hawaii has been devastated. OUR STATE, OUR PEOPLE. Ukraine is not a priority.

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

@@livenletlive7537 what do you want huh? Them to magically turn 20 billion dollars worth of military hardware into medical supplies? and rebuilding? if they've got insurance they are covered. you want government handouts for every homeless person that lost their house to fire? Thats not gonna happen in the US. It'd be a nice thought but stuff like that is seen as socialist.

[@Malaka-r9p]

Top 12 Largest Wildfires in History: 2003 Siberian Taiga Fires (Russia) - 55 Million Acres. ... 1919/2020 Australian Bushfires (Australia) - 42 Million Acres. ... 2014 Northwest Territories Fires (Canada) - 8.5 Million Acres. ... 2004 Alaska Fire Season (US) - 6.6 Million Acres. ... 1939 Black Friday Bushfire (Australia) - 5 Million Acres.

[@PirateOfTheWastes]

Your point?

[@seanbrown9048]

@@PirateOfTheWastes simply put.. that fires burn!

[@daltonl8751]

You said top 12... I count 5

[@evelynashman6421]

Theres more to this story!

[@TheAntiTrope]

🙄 Obviously. It's still developing.

[@evelynashman6421]

@@TheAntiTrope as in pure evil happened! Idiot!

[@peterbarton9856]

@@evelynashman6421 You Satan worshippers are weird!

[@Shaolin91z]

Thanks Lord for your salvation Thanks Lord for your peace

[@drakehonest2]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today?😊

[@cherylburkhead1334]

Recall the threats to interrupt the power grid so interference with the emergency warning system is hardly off the charts.

[@drakehonest2]

Hello how are you doing today?😊

[@jshroud]

The Hawaiian resident who was interviewed hours after the disaster said the death toll would easily top over 100.😕

[@petebusch9069]

Were not going for a record, or are we? Why are you so focused on the number? Does a higher number trigger your emotions even more, are you trying to feel all you can feel and higher death toll numbers help that? Get a grip, its not about you.

[@garystorey]

Crazy all these wildfires popping up all over the world at the same time, Canada, Australia, Italy, Spain...Anyone seen Bill fleeing the scene with a magnifying glass ?

[@andrewfrazer8874]

This is extremely heart breaking, such a beautiful place got destroyed

[@nemesissky9064]

im sorry this might be a bad take but why when you see the videos of the rescuers are they either stood around doing nothing or walking very slow without purpose like i have not seen one of these people even sweating but then you look at videos of the local and you can actually tell they been putting in work

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

what do you want them to do? they aren't going to show us where they do the work because that's where they pull up bodies and some news agencies got standards agains that in cases where it does not have to be shown to get the point across.

[@nemesissky9064]

@@underarmbowlingincidentof1981 strange how they don't do that for any other disasters (news agencies got standards again) really not even you believe that lol mhmm i don't know but it would be nice to see the soldiers and sailors in the nearby navel and army bases that are some of the biggest in the world to roll in like they would roll into Iraq or Afghanistan but for some reason thousands of government workers and hundreds ships planes and helicopter sit less then 100 miles away without purpose why ???

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

@@nemesissky9064 they do. I have not seen any wildfire report where an official news story filmed the burnt corpses dragged out of rubble. Its the same standard that forces them to only report the official numbers and not speculate like some others like to do. Ah yes, because sending in the army was such a good idea during Hurricane Katrina haha. What are APCs and rifles gonna help? huh? So you can force the now homeless into bus shelter camps and ration their water and beat them up when they try to leave? Like during Hurricane Katrina? Swamping a place that is no longer an active emergency zone but merely a clean up with soldiers and armed personal is not gonna solve anything. Theres a science behind disaster relief. If you think this would be a good idea look at how it fared during Katrina.

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

Time to dig up that grass and plant something different around towns. This is al heartbreaking.

[@raclark2730]

Most of it was non native invasive species. About time such things get more attention. It was a major factor.

[@petebusch9069]

@@raclark2730 Native of invasive, if it was dead or dry it has to be removed and is amazing to see so many people just stand around doing nothing about it while these fires happen over and over. This is one area that would be really easy to clean up, its not like its in the middle of nowhere out in the wilderness. Government has failed once again focusing on social "issues" and not infrastructure. You can be transgender all day long but if your home burns leaving you with nothing then what?

[@raclark2730]

@@petebusch9069 I agree and the problems not just in Hawaii.

[@petebusch9069]

@@raclark2730 I know, the wildfires all over the west and Canada are the exact same thing. Dry dead vegetation has got to go or it will take care of it by itself. Its a pretty simple concept. Leaving it be is like pouring gas all over your house and hope it doesn't light.

[@whatadollslife]

Like Trump said to California ...I'm not a fan of his but he said " rake the leaves" they should have had controlled burn of that grass on a non windy day like they are supposed to do

[@scofab]

There should be a string of C-130s you could walk across flying between the mainland and Maui... USA what are you doing? As a former American I'm deeply ashamed of this poor response.

[@omkhuluBasss]

how can you tell people not to go on holiday , when their own president is on holiday and has no comment about the fires

[@madzazmarland3785]

Sending prayers for all in the area...😢❤

[@lxca4444]

it is way more than this, there are like 1k missing.... locals saying 1k- 1500 dead

[@joythug37]

What happened with evacuating people before the fires hit the city ??

[@m42037]

She's wrong the Hawaiian islands are not part of north America they're islands between the continent of America and Japan

[@saleemshahbukhari6102]

My prayers for all those who suffered loses

[@susanstenbar_clarke9573]

Praying for First Responder

[@drakehonest2]

Hello how are you doing today?

[@susanasalinas8797]

So devastating, they are surrounded by water,are they getting water from the ocean to stop the other parts that are still burning?

[@drakehonest2]

Hello 👋 how are you doing?😊

[@Youcanttouchmyhandle]

RIP❤️‍🔥 🌏💛

[@susanstenbar_clarke9573]

Praying 🙏 for All Families in Maui and also those who lost love ones.and their homes.

[@CaraT1978]

All the pets that died 😢

[@livenletlive7537]

🥺😥😢😭

[@manichairdo9265]

So many have seen their past, present and future go up in flames. Family, homes, jobs, income and so much more. Donating on a secure financial aid website.

[@drakehonest2]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today?😊

[@Clancydaenlightened]

Youd think being an island theres plenty of water and dry ice around

[@Clancydaenlightened]

And r-134a would also smother fire since it's heavier than air, and realitvely inert Just don't breathe too much mite get high and asphyxiate and your voice may drop 10 octaves

[@TheAntiTrope]

Do you understand how wildfires work? The clue is in the name. You realise you also have to be able to _get_ to the fires, right?

[@Gagazoot]

Maui ❤🙏

[@yeahdefinitely6607]

I’ve visited Maui once, stayed north of Lahaina. My immediate view was that the entire west coast was over exploited by tourism and is unsustainable. There’s important lessons such as water, energy and resource use that I fear they won’t learn in the supposed rebuild.

[@Ihateyoumarxistpigs]

It's not about you

[@yeahdefinitely6607]

@@Ihateyoumarxistpigs no but I’ll tell you what it is about - over exploitation of resources like water making this area particularly vulnerable and susceptible to natural disasters like fire, placing densely populated tourist areas like Lahaina at huge risk. Got anything else to add smart arse?

[@petebusch9069]

@@Ihateyoumarxistpigs Its not about you either.

[@Ihateyoumarxistpigs]

@@petebusch9069 be as concise as possible in your explanation of how I'm making this about myself.

[@petebusch9069]

@@Ihateyoumarxistpigs I can't, just assume everyone is so dam self absorbed these days and it slipped out. Sorry about that.

[@michaelk7336]

Arson 🔥

[@drakehonest2]

Hello 👋

[@shariarmollik3872]

Proper rehabilitation is essential for those who are constantly battling this problem

[@paradise6606]

I heard there were hundreds of bodies were floating in the water.

[@TheAntiTrope]

You "heard", well I guess that settles that then. You hearing something is all the evidence we need 🤷‍♂️

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

I heard you were full of shite

[@Fed-upCanadian]

It's all so odd, from lazer weapons, to the fact that there was things about 15 minute cities planned for that very area... along other things wake up people it's obviously intentional. My mom was warcning someting about just how odd all of this is etc,it all seems to line up with some wef 15 min city thing, but they are calling it a wild fire... when they had to do something to get rid of the existing town to then be able to build this, also something about a lazer was detected on aweather thing too. wake up people it's not climate change, it's a lie they are using as a blanket to hid their true intentions. I've been following this stuff for about a year and a half now, it honestly makes so much sense when you connect the dots and watch what is happening around the world, the political policies governments are trying to impose.. I live in Canada we have our fair share of that here. Its truly is scary what they are trying to do, and so many people are clueless, the "pandemic" was just the beginning, and look at all the things that came from that...look into it, look into the great reset book by Klaus Schwab the head of this WEF stuff, also get looking into things like when wef started and when this climate change stuff got popular and when/ where the first climate change conference was.. you will find it was the same place as wef and only 2 or 3 years after. Call it a conspiracy theorie all you want, but after all I've seen... it all adds up and makes sense and also you can find all this stuff all online and on the wef site etc sure it looks to be all good on there but its not. Wake up.

[@AdonisTV666]

May God Allah help you, we will pray for you 🙏🌷

[@crede9427]

Allah brought the fire. Stop your superstition, and think!!!

[@prescottwhynot]

7:12 the idea tourists are still trying to party just a few towns over is pretty disgusting. Go help or go home.

[@garyherlth9031]

Stop sending our money to Ukraine and send it to help the good people of Lahaina. 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@yanyanambida1767]

Ow please our family and relatives in lahaina hawaii the wild fire destroy their house,please help my family I'm a Filipino and I'm here in the Philippines right now

[@soundscape26]

Stop taking advantage of a tragedy for cheap political shots.

[@seanbrown9048]

As a superpower we will do both: support our fellow Americans through this disaster, and hep Ukraine prevail over war criminal Putin!

[@vickieclark5931]

@@seanbrown9048 If we stopped worrying about other countries, we would be able to help our own. That's the problem with America. We screw our own people to help other countries. Screw Ukraine, let them fight their own battle and and take care of our own people. Maui needs us. The United States is not a superpower, especially since we have a brain dead lunatic running the country. America's IQ dropped by half when he moved into the WH in 2021. Oh and buy the way, if you hate criminals then you won't vote democrat since they are the ones that are soft on crime.

[@Bluebell117]

@@soundscape26WAKE UP!!!

[@2guitars608]

How come she looks happy to report this tragedy.

[@bettycollins3960]

This is so sad. Thoughts and prayers go to all involved. We should be so thankful for our gentle weather in the UK. What on earth do you grab when you have minutes to save your life never mind any possessions?

[@kingofracism]

Religious scum go away

[@imranzahir6798]

What a pity 😢

[@Bluebell117]

The loss is very much higher … why are they not releasing true information?? Nothing about this fire seems normal 😢

[@jahrastaeasygaming2372]

because it's not. happy some people are using critical thinking skills with this.. keep asking questions it's HEALTHY and you have the right to.

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

@@jahrastaeasygaming2372 Wildifres are very common on Hawaii.. they have a bunch each year, highest percentage of all US states. It was a matter of time until a siren failure would occur and it happened. Nothing mysterious about this... we all knew it was gonna happen some day. And it was a pretty normal fire. Nothing unnatural about it really.

[@soundscape26]

What if you just wait for the official numbers? This is not a movie.