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Headline: Helicopter Footage Shows Devastation Maui Wildfires Have Caused In Lahaina
Caption: **RAW VIDEO** This video footage shows the devastated town of Lahaina following wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Wednesday (09August2023). In view is the town’s harbour, with a gutted Lahaina Banyan Court building behind it. The park and garden was home to the oldest tree on Maui, a banyan. At least 36 people have died in the devastating fires that have swept the island, officials said. The fires have been fanned in part by fierce winds from Hurricane Dora passing to the south In a statement about the damage to Lahaina, officials said on Wednesday, “Flyovers today of Lahaina town by US Civil Air Patrol and Maui Fire Department showed that more than 271 structures have been impacted. Widespread damage to the West Maui town, the harbor and surrounding areas are being documented.” Officials from the Maui Fire Department reported “no significant changes” for the Lahaina, Upcountry and Pūlehu fires but could not provide containment numbers.
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