It’s not clear how many people remain missing in the devastated community of Lahaina.
The historic West Maui town of Lahaina — a popular tourist destination and once the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii — was largely reduced to ashes by a fast-moving wildfire that struck on Tuesday. Hawaii governor Josh Green toured the town on Thursday and
it looked as if it had been flattened by a bomb. He estimated that at least 1,000 buildings were gone.that the community looked like a war zone. “It was cars in the street, doors open, melted to the ground. Most structures no longer exist. And from blocks and blocks of this,” he said.Dozens of people were killed in the town, and it’s not yet clear how many are still missing.
Also delaying recovery is the fact that Maui is a less populous island in a remote island state. Robert Fenton, FEMA’s Region 9 administrator, likened the Maui fire to wildfires such as a 2018 blaze that destroyed much of the town of. He said the scale of destruction reminded him of the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. But a major difference, he said, is the ability to respond. On the mainland, he said, it’s possible to quickly “muster 3,500 dump trucks” to move rubble.
Green said he is considering calling for a special legislative session to provide state money for Maui’s recovery. In the meantime, he said, people can tap into federal FEMA funds relatively quickly, for housing and home repairs.Nearly 15,000 visitors left Maui by plane on Thursday, and while the rest of the state remains open to tourists, authorities have asked would-be travelers to avoid the island.A fast-moving wildfire in Maui occurred during a period of strong winds and dry conditions.
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