Survivors of Maui's wildfires return home to blackened ruins as death toll rises to 67

Survivors of Maui's wildfires return home to blackened ruins as death toll rises to 67

The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people. LAHAINA, Hawaii — 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. A truck bed full of glass bottles, warped into surreal shapes by the furious heat. Anthony Garcia…

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Gov. Abbott issues disaster declaration due to Texas wildfires

Gov. Abbott issues disaster declaration due to Texas wildfires

https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/KENS/images/422040f2-1232-483d-98bc-bcbf0e85daec/422040f2-1232-483d-98bc-bcbf0e85daec_750x422.jpg SAN ANTONIO — Gov. Greg. Abbott issued a disaster declaration Friday across parts of Texas due to the wildfires that began on July 24, according to the Texas governor’s website.   The declaration states the wildfires pose an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in multiple counties across Texas, including Bexar County.  Comal County also issued a disaster declaration on Friday in response to their critical…

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Wrightsville Beach native’s home destroyed in Lahaina wildfire

Wrightsville Beach native’s home destroyed in Lahaina wildfire

11 minutes ago Wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 9, 2023 (Photo: paele_kulani/CBS) WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WTVD) — A family from Wrightsville Beach is counting their blessing after their home was destroyed in the devastating Maui wildfires. Chip Venters said the initial moments after learning about the fires thousands of miles away were gut-wrenching. He was waiting to hear if his daughter who lives in Lahaina was OK. Thankfully as luck would have it, she was not…

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Survivors say they had little to no warning about deadly Maui wildfires

Survivors say they had little to no warning about deadly Maui wildfires

Many survivors of the deadly wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui island say they had little to no warning as the flames raced toward their homes and businesses. Records show no warning sirens went off, but officials did send alerts to cell phones and television and radio stations. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports from Maui.

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Death toll from Maui wildfires rises to 67 as survivors begin returning home to assess damage

Death toll from Maui wildfires rises to 67 as survivors begin returning home to assess damage

The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people. LAHAINA, Hawaii — The death toll in Maui rose to 67 on Friday as officials confirmed another 12 fatalities from a massive blaze that turned large swaths of a centuries-old town into a hellscape of ashen rubble. Maui County officials said in an online statement that firefighters continued to battle the blaze, which was not yet fully contained….

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Wrightsville Beach native's home destroyed in Lahaina wildfire

Wrightsville Beach native's home destroyed in Lahaina wildfire

Friday, August 11, 2023 10:45PM WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WTVD) — A family from Wrightsville Beach is counting their blessing after their home was destroyed in the devastating Maui wildfires. Chip Venters said the initial moments after learning about the fires thousands of miles away were gut-wrenching. He was waiting to hear if his daughter who lives in Lahaina was OK. Thankfully as luck would have it, she was not at home at the time. Neither…

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55 people dead in Maui wildfires, residents had little time to flee

55 people dead in Maui wildfires, residents had little time to flee

The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster since a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people. 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 at least 55 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. Hawaii…

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Airports and shelters packed, hospitals "holding up really well" as Hawaii reels from wildfires

Airports and shelters packed, hospitals "holding up really well" as Hawaii reels from wildfires

The death toll is expected to climb in Hawaii as search and rescue efforts continue following the wildfires that have killed at least 55. CBS News Los Angeles’ Rudabeh Shahbazi has more from Maui on the continued evacuations. And Dr. Art Chasen, trauma surgeon and the director of trauma medical at Maui Health, joined CBS News to discuss the situation at his hospital.

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