No Filipino has been killed or injured by wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui Island that turned entire neighborhoods into smoldering wastelands, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
In a Facebook post, the Philippine Consulate in Honolulu advised Filipinos to “take precautions, evacuate their homes if ordered, and to regularly monitor updates from local authorities.”According to a report by the University of Hawaii in 2011, the 2000 US Census said Filipinos and part-Filipinos constituted 275,728, or nearly 23 percent, of the Hawaii population. About 70 percent of the them lived on the island of O’ahu.
Europe and parts of Asia have also endured soaring temperatures, with major fires and floods wreaking havoc.“What we’ve seen today has been catastrophic … likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history,” Gov. Josh Green said. President Joe Biden on Thursday declared the fires a “major disaster” and unblocked federal aid for relief efforts, with rebuilding expected to take years.
“We have been pulling people out … We’re trying to save people’s lives, and I feel like we are not getting the help we need.”“With lives lost and properties decimated, we are grieving with each other during this inconsolable time,” Maui Mayor Richard Bissen said.
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