More than 270 structures, including entire blocks of residences, commercial buildings, and a 200-year-old church in Lahaina Town, Maui, were reportedly damaged or demolished, according to officials. Power poles and transformers were knocked over by the winds, which started fires, cut out communications, and spread the flames across the terrain at 80 mph gusts. A state of emergency was declared, and the National Guard has been called in.
Much of the popular tourist town of Lahaina has been disseminated. Many have lost their homes and life’s possessions, as well as loved ones.
About 11,000 people were without power and cell phone connectivity verified by Power Outage US.
The County of Maui reported, “More than 2,100 people were housed overnight in four emergency shelters that were set up at Maui Prepatory Academy in Napili, Maui High School in Kahului, War Memorial Center and Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani.
K?hei residents who were evacuated last night were cleared to return to their homes shortly after 6 a.m. today, while firefighters continued fighting a Pulehu fire mauka of K?hei.
New video from Front Street shows virtually all of downtown Lahaina has been burned down. pic.twitter.com/i4ViDhz8K7
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) August 9, 2023
Evacuees at the Maui Prepatory Academy shelter were notified to leave to go to Kaanapali hotels to gather their belongings and evacuate Lahaina through Kahakuloa. The Coast Guard reported rescuing 14 people from the ocean off Lahaina on Tuesday. Among them were two young children who were reunited with family members.”
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