{"id":1996864,"date":"2023-08-10T16:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-update-at-least-36-dead-among-deadliest-wildfire-in-years\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T16:04:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T20:04:37","slug":"maui-update-at-least-36-dead-among-deadliest-wildfire-in-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-update-at-least-36-dead-among-deadliest-wildfire-in-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui Update: Over 36 fatalities in devastating wildfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaui-update-at-least-36-dead-among-deadliest-wildfire-in-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996864&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An aerial view of damaged\u200b areas amidst wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, U.S., August 9, 2023, in this screenshot taken from a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/id-rather-drink-urine-bud-light-hit-with-intense-backlash-after-resuming-regular-posting\/\" title=\"Bud Light faces backlash for resuming regular posts: 'I prefer drinking urine'\">social\u2063 media video<\/a>. (Vince Carter\/via REUTERS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><br \/>12:54 PM \u2013\u200c Thursday, August 10, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>The death toll from the wildfires on the Hawaiian Island of Maui worsened drastically overnight with\u2063 at\u200d least 36 people dead and \u2063more than\u200c 270 structures damaged or destroyed, \u200dofficials said on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>The number of deaths is expected to rise as multiple fires are still burning on\u200d the island and search crews are \u200cscavenging\u2064 the \u200dcharred areas.<\/p>\n<p>Evacuations continued on Thursday \u2063as buses have been provided to take people from the affected areas to shelters,\u2064 the western part \u200bof the island, \u2064or Maui\u2019s Kahului Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Sniffen, Hawaii\u2019s Department of \u200dTransportation Director, \u200csaid\u2062 on Wednesday night that \u200c11,400 travelers left Maui earlier in the day with another 600 \u2064staying at the airport overnight. Around 1,600 passengers are expected to leave the island on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, President Biden approved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-disaster-declaration-for-texas-amidst-severe-winter-weather\/\" title=\"Biden Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Amidst Severe Winter Weather\">federal disaster declaration<\/a> for Maui by allowing federal funding\u200b to be made available to help those \u2062affected. <\/p>\n<p>The fires in the historic town of Lahaina were one of several on the island that engulfed entire communities as it\u2063 was fueled by the wind from Hurricane Dora. <\/p>\n<p>The wildfires took \u2063the island by surprise as it left behind charred cars and piles of rubble where historic buildings\u200c used to stand. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 JUST IN: Death\u2063 toll from Maui, Hawaii fires has reached 36<\/p>\n<p>The town of Lahaina looks\u200d absolutely apocalyptic. There is practically nothing left.<\/p>\n<p>Winds from a distant\u200d hurricane fanned the flames of a wildfire, engulfing the resort town with very little warning. <\/p>\n<p>People fled\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sHLVcCxaiv\">pic.twitter.com\/sHLVcCxaiv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick\u2062 Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1689585107370151937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The \u200bflames from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-update-at-least-36-dead-among-deadliest-wildfire-in-years\/\" title=\"Maui Update: Over 36 fatalities in devastating wildfire\">fire\u200b reportedly\u200b forced locals<\/a> to run to the ocean and jump in for safety.\u200d The Coast Guard also reported that \u200d14 people were rescued from Lahaina\u2019s harbor.\u2064 Two of them were minors. <\/p>\n<p>State Department of Education Superintendent Keith Hayashi said in a statement on Wednesday that a team is currently preparing for the possible\u200c loss of a\u200d century \u200bold elementary school in Lahaina. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cUnofficial aerial\u200b photos \u2064show the King Kamehameha III Elementary campus \u2013 on\u200b Front Street in Lahaina \u2013 sustained extensive\u2062 fire\u200c and \u2062structural damage,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Department is striving to maintain regular school schedules to provide a sense of normalcy but will keep most Maui schools closed for the \u2063remainder of this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wildfires \u200cwere also burning\u200b on Hawaii\u2019s Big Island, although there\u200d have been no reports of injuries or destroyed homes there, according to Big Island Mayor Mitch \u2062Roth. <\/p>\n<p>The National \u200cWeather Service canceled its red flag wildfires warning and high winds advisory for Hawaii \u200con \u2063Wednesday night. <\/p>\n<p>Acting Gov. Sylvia Luke has \u2063recently urged \u200btravelers to stay away, as many communities\u200d have been completely wiped out. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My \u200cheart is breaking for Hawaii.  Please say a prayer for our firefighters, first responders and\u2062 families, esp on Maui and Hawaii Island \u2063whose lives are at risk because of\u2064 the\u2063 catastrophic wildfires and hurricane winds \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RKG4dXCMDR\">pic.twitter.com\/RKG4dXCMDR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tulsi Gabbard \ud83c\udf3a (@TulsiGabbard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard\/status\/1689429590115323904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August \u206410, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay\u200c informed! \u2062Receive breaking\u200d news blasts directly to \u2064your inbox for free. 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