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Paradise lost: A firsthand account of seeing historic Lahaina devastated by Maui wildfires

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Burned-out shells of cars along Lahaina's Front Street tell the story of desperation as the flames overtook Maui's historic town.

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  1. Scenes From Maui’s Devastating Wildfires: Photos

    Headline from Wall Street Journal ·

  2. Maui fire death toll climbs to 93, now the deadliest wildfire in modern US history

    Headline from Fox26 Houston ·

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    Paradise lost: A firsthand account of seeing historic Lahaina devastated by Maui wildfires

    Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·

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  1. The Diplomat

    Wildfires Burn Popular Maui Tourist Town (opens The Diplomat)

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    The Diplomat's feed description

    Wildfires in historic Lahaina Town on the island of Maui forced evacuations and led some to flee to the relative safety of the ocean.

  2. News West 9

    53 people have died from the Maui wildfires, and historic Lahaina has burned down (opens News West 9)

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    News West 9's feed description

    A flyover of historic Lahaina showed entire neighborhoods that had been a vibrant vision of color and island life reduced to gray ash.

  3. Wall Street Journal

    Scenes From Maui’s Devastating Wildfires: Photos (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    Wildfires fanned by hurricane winds have devastated the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, leaving dozens of people dead

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Historic Maui town in ruins after wildfires (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Officials have confirmed 53 fatalities in the devasting wildfires that destroyed Lahaina and have yet to be fully contained.

  5. Bloomberg

    13 Photos Show the Destructive Force of Wildfires in Maui (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    The tourist town of Lahaina has been reduced to rubble, in what’s likely Hawaii’s biggest-ever natural disaster.

  6. CNN

    Here are some of the sites damaged or lost when a wildfire raced through historic Lahaina town (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Catastrophic wildfires have scorched Maui, killing dozens of people and destroying most of the historic town of Lahaina. Follow here for live updates.

  7. Independent Tribune

    Death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins (opens Independent Tribune)

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    Independent Tribune's feed description

    The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people.

  8. West Hawaii Today

    Survivors of Maui’s wildfires return home to blackened ruins as death toll rises to 67 (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Blackened hulks of burned-out cars, the pavement streaked with melted and then rehardened chrome. Block after block of flattened homes and businesses. Incinerated telephone poles, and elevator shafts rising from ashy lots where apartment buildings once stood.

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Death toll in Maui rises to 93 with 2,200 structures destroyed or damaged. Follow live updates (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    AFTER THE FIRE, BISHOP URGES SURVIVORS NOT TO GIVE UP HOPE

  10. Fox5 Atlanta

    Maui fire death toll climbs to 80 as survivors return to ruins (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Maui wildfire survivors came home to an eerie traffic jam of charred cars that didn’t escape the inferno as surviving roosters meandered through the ashes.

  11. ABC 30 Fresno

    Death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 93, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 93, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages.

  12. KRDO

    Firefighters make progress against deadly wildfires in Maui, as the island assesses the damage (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The death toll in the Maui wildfire keeps mounting as search teams and their cadaver dogs continue the grim work of sifting through the ruins of burned buildings that once made up vibrant communities on island – including the picturesque town of Lahaina.

  13. KELOLAND Sioux Falls

    Death toll climbs in Maui wildfires (opens KELOLAND Sioux Falls)

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    KELOLAND Sioux Falls's feed description

    LAHAINA, HI (Associated Press) — The death toll has risen to 80 as a result of the wildfires that decimated parts of the island of Maui this past week, officials in Hawaii said Friday. The number o…

  14. ABC 7 Chicago

    Death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 89, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 89, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages.

  15. Fox10 Phoenix

    Maui fire death toll climbs to at least 89 as survivors return to ruins (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The new death toll Saturday came as federal emergency workers with axes and cadaver dogs picked through the aftermath of the blaze.

  16. Foxla

    Maui wildfires: Death toll climbs to 80 as survivors return to ruins (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Maui wildfire survivors came home to an eerie traffic jam of charred cars that didn’t escape the inferno as surviving roosters meandered through the ashes.

  17. Wall Street Journal

    Hawaii Officials Were Warned Years Ago That Maui’s Lahaina Faced High Wildfire Risk (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    ‘It’s just really frustrating and heartbreaking to see that some things could have been done,’ says author of 2014 report

  18. Clean Tech Nica

    Maui Wildfires Blaze, Persian Gulf Region Suffers Under Brutal Heat (opens Clean Tech Nica)

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    Clean Tech Nica's feed description

    Rampaging wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed at least 36 people and devastated Lahaina, the former capital of the Hawaiian

  19. WHDH Boston

    Maui wildfires kill at least 55 people, and the race to find survivors is grim as countless residents in torched areas remain missing - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — The frantic search for survivors trapped by Maui’s infernos has grown bleak, with cadaver dogs sifting through the charred remains of neighborhoods and countless

  20. The Oregonian

    Survivors of the deadly Maui wildfires start returning to ruins; death toll rises to 80 (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Many survivors say they did not receive a warning giving them enough time to flee. Attorney General Anne Lopez says her office will examine the government’s response to the deadly fires.

  21. Los Angeles Times

    Devastation in Maui fire: 80 dead as frustration with emergency response grows (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Suffering and grief are now joined by fury over the lack of preparation and communication regarding the Lahaina fire.

  22. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Maui wildfire death toll of 55 expected to rise amid search for victims (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    KAHULUI, Hawaii — The death toll from a wildfire that killed at least 55 people on Hawaii’s Maui island was expected to rise on Friday, as search teams prepared to

  23. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Federal teams arrive to help search efforts after deadly Maui fires (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll in the Maui wildfires rose to 80 and is expected to grow as damaged buildings are searched, heavy rains forced over 80,000 people to evacuate in southwestern China, 6 people died when a migrant boat capsized in the English Channel, and a child died while rid…

  24. NWA Home Page

    Central Arkansas family escapes Maui wildfires (opens NWA Home Page)

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    NWA Home Page's feed description

    One Arkansas family, who was visiting Maui, counted their blessings as they made it off the island in the nick of time, as the sky turned orange and smoke filled the sky.

  25. Wyoming Public Media

    Death toll on Maui climbs to 80, as questions over island's emergency response grow (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Rescue teams continue to search for survivors on the Hawaiian island after wildfires destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina. Over 1,400 people remain in emergency evacuation shelters.

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