At least six individuals have died in a wildfire within the U.S. state of Hawaii, native authorities stated on Wednesday.
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen stated that at the least six individuals had been killed and an extra six injured, including that search and rescue efforts had been ongoing and the toll might go up as extra info turns into obtainable.
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency additionally reported six deaths, saying that 13 areas had been evacuated and greater than 2,600 individuals had been with out energy.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green spoke of a “terrible disaster in the form of a wildfire that has spread widely as a result of hurricane-force winds in the region and underlying drought conditions.”
The fires are raging on the islands of Maui and Big Island.
“Much of Lahaina on Maui has been destroyed and hundreds of local families have been displaced,” Green stated.
Injured individuals had been taken to hospitals with burn and smoke inhalation accidents. A state of emergency was declared for each Maui and the Big Island.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
