7NEWS: Maui wildfires: Young Australian family caught up in worst disaster Hawaii has seen in over 60 years
that enveloped the island, uncertain about what has happened to their home and belongings.
The family had just moved into a new condo in Lahaina on the west side of the island last week when Nathalie and her children were forced to evacuate on Tuesday. “She saw a fire just like, go up, and she also saw because the wind was so strong, they were knocking down power lines,” Cassandra said. Cassandra, who lives in Victoria, said it was a “miracle” her sister and her nephews managed to get to safety unharmed.With mobile phone reception almost nonexistent, Cassandra has only been able to contact her sister a handful of times.The fires are the worst disaster to impact Hawaii since 1960.The death toll from the disaster has risen to 53, and at least 271 structures in Lahaina have been destroyed or damaged.
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