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| The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street on Tuesday, Aug. 8, in Lahaina, Hawaii. AP-Yonhap |
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| Smoke billows near Lahaina as wildfires driven by high winds destroy a large part of the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii. Aug. 9. Reuters-Yonhap |
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| People watch as smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui on Tuesday, Aug. 8. Maui officials say wildfire in the historic town has burned parts of one of the most popular tourist areas in Hawaii. County of Maui spokesperson Mahina Martin said in a phone interview early Wednesday that fire was widespread in Lahaina, including Front Street, an area of the town popular with tourists. AP-Yonhap |
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| A wildfire burns in Kihei, Hawaii early Thursday, Aug. 10. Thousands of residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years. AP-Yonhap |
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| This handout photo courtesy of Carter Barto via Facebook shows an aerial view of smoke rising above as a wildfire burns in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 9. At least six people have been killed in a wildfire that has razed the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, officials said on Aug. 9, with desperate residents jumping into the ocean in a bid to escape the fast-moving flames. AFP-Yonhap |
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| Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook helicopters perform aerial water bucket drops on the island of Maui to assist with fight of wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 9. Reuters-Yonhap |
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| Smoke blows across the slope of Haleakala volcano on Maui, Hawaii, as a fire burns in Maui's upcountry region on Tuesday, Aug. 8. Several Hawaii communities were forced to evacuate from wildfires that destroyed at least two homes as of Tuesday as a dry season mixed with strong wind gusts made for dangerous fire conditions. AP-Yonhap |
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| Cars drive away from Lahaina after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town several days ago, in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 10. Reuters-Yonhap |
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| Volunteers on jet skis leave Maalaea Harbor with a boat of supplies that they will help ferry ashore to the fire ravaged resort city of Lahaina on Hawaii's Maui island, in Hawaii, Aug. 11. Reuters-Yonhap |
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| Passengers try to sleep below a 'Welcome To Maui' billboard on the floor of the airport terminal while waiting for delayed and canceled flights off the island as thousands of passengers were stranded at the Kahului Airport (OGG) in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Kahului, Hawaii on Aug. 9. The death toll from a wildfire that turned a historic Hawaiian town to ashes has risen to 36 people, officials said on Aug. 9. AFP-Yonhap |
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| Wildfire wreckage is shown Thursday, Aug. 10, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze making it the deadliest in the U.S. in recent years. AP-Yonhap |
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| Mercy Worldwide volunteers unload supplies to West Maui towns affected by wildfires destroyed homes and businesses at Black Rock Beach in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 12. Hawaii's Attorney General, Anne Lopez, said Aug. 11, she was opening a probe into the handling of devastating wildfires that killed at least 80 people in the state this week, as criticism grows of the official response. The announcement and increased death toll came as residents of Lahaina were allowed back into the town for the first time. AFP-Yonhap |
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| A woman cradles her cat after finding him in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 11. A wildfire that left Lahaina in charred ruins has killed at least 67 people, authorities said on Aug. 11, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the U.S. state's history. Brushfires on Maui, fueled by high winds from Hurricane Dora passing to the south of Hawaii, broke out August 8 and rapidly engulfed Lahaina. AFP-Yonhap |
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| In an aerial view, homes and businesses are seen that were destroyed by a wildfire on Aug. 11 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Dozens of people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind-driven wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina on Tuesday. Crews are continuing to search for missing people. AFP-Yonhap |
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| An aerial image taken on Aug. 10 shows destroyed cars in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said Aug. 9 as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport. The fires began burning early Aug. 8, scorching thousands of acres and putting homes, businesses and 35,000 lives at risk on Maui, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. AFP-Yonhap |
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| An aerial image taken on Aug. 10 shows destroyed buildings on the waterfront burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said Aug. 9 as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport. The fires began burning early August 8, scorching thousands of acres and putting homes, businesses and 35,000 lives at risk on Maui, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. AFP-Yonhap |
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| Melted beer bottles are shown in the back of a burnt out truck following the wildfires Friday, Aug. 11, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that wiped out a historic town. AP-Yonhap |
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| A woman walks through wildfire wreckage Friday, Aug. 11, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that killed multiple people and wiped out a historic town. Instead, officials sent alerts to mobile phones, televisions and radio stations — but widespread power and cellular outages may have limited their reach. AP-Yonhap |
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| A sign at the site of the destroyed Pioneer Hotel and Pioneer Theater is seen after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 10. Reuters-Yonhap |
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| A charred deer skull sits along the sea wall following the wildfire on Saturday, Aug. 12, in Lahaina, Hawaii. AP-Yonhap |
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| A man reacts as he sits on the Lahaina historic banyan tree damaged by a wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, in Lahaina, Hawaii. AP-Yonhap |
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| In an aerial view, a couple walks by businesses that were destroyed by a wildfire on Aug. 11 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Dozens of people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind-driven wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina on Tuesday. Crews are continuing to search for missing people. AFP-Yonhap |
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| Hano Ganer, center in the back, and Taylor Ganer, center right, look through the ashes of their family's home in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 11. A wildfire that left Lahaina in charred ruins has killed at least 67 people, authorities said on Aug. 11, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the U.S. state's history. Brushfires on Maui, fueled by high winds from Hurricane Dora passing to the south of Hawaii, broke out Aug. 8 and rapidly engulfed Lahaina. AFP-Yonhap |
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| A man takes photos of burnt out cars lining the sea wall after the wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, in Lahaina, Hawaii. AP-Yonhap |
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| An aerial image taken on Aug. 10 shows destroyed homes and buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said Aug. 9 as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport. The fires began burning early August 8, scorching thousands of acres and putting homes, businesses and 35,000 lives at risk on Maui, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. AFP-Yonhap |
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| A destroyed boat floats off Lahaina Small Boat Harbor after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 10. Reuters-Yonhap |
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| Surfers take to the waves off Kanapali Beach in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 10. Reuters-Yonhap |
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| The burnt wildfire wreckage of a boat is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities. AP-Yonhap |
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| Zoltan Balogh clears away trees that were burned by wildfire on Aug. 11 in Kula, Hawaii. Dozens of people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind-driven wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina on Tuesday. Crews are continuing to search for missing people. AFP-Yonhap |
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| Spencer Kim tosses a chair frame as he sifts through the rubble of a home that was destroyed by wildfire on Aug. 12, in Kula, Hawaii. At least 80 people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind-driven wildfire devastated the towns of Lahaina and Kula on Tuesday. Crews are continuing to search for missing people. AFP-Yonhap |
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| A person walks beneath burned palm trees past destroyed homes near Front Street in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 11. A wildfire that left Lahaina in charred ruins has killed at least 67 people, authorities said on Aug. 11, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the U.S. state's history. Brushfires on Maui, fueled by high winds from Hurricane Dora passing to the south of Hawaii, broke out Aug. 8 and rapidly engulfed Lahaina. AFP-Yonhap |
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| A cat looks out from a burned open field caused by the south Maui fire as Maui island deals with the aftermath of multiple wildfires, Hawaii, Aug. 11. Reuters-Yonhap |
