A former Calgary woman living in Maui says many people there can't believe the amount of devastation caused by a massive, deadly wildfire yyc
This photo provided by County of Maui shows fire and smoke filling the sky from wildfires on the intersection at Hokiokio Place and Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures in areas including historic Lahaina town, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities Wednesday, and rescuers pulled a dozen people escaping smoke and flames from the ocean.
"Lahaina's a little bit more isolated, so when that happened, highways start closing and access is limited," she said."That, mixed with the really dry conditions creating a real nightmare opportunity for these fires, something that firefighters just couldn't keep up with." She says it was just hours later, when she was driving home, that she could see the fires moving closer.The couple packed up their belongings and their dogs and fled the home they'd taken possession only two weeks earlier."At about 11 o'clock we got a notification to our phone that we had to evacuate; the fire was about a mile from our house."
"We did load up our car again last night in case we had to leave, but we are grateful we are still here this morning."An extremely dry summer, along with winds from Hurricane Dora fuelled the fire on the island this week, officials say.
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