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Hortensis

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9. Incredible. Terrifying. Absolutely climate change.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #8)

Wed Aug 9, 2023, 01:09 PM

Aug 2023

Three big separate fires on Maui, high winds, very dry conditions. Fire and evacuations on the Big Island also.

I read Maui hospitals are overwhelmed with burn victims, hopefully most minor and local, but Maui doesn't have facilities for serious treatment so arranging transportation is also an emergency.

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Hawaii wildfires burn homes and force evacuations, while strong winds complicate the fight [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2023 OP

This is devastating. SunSeeker Aug 2023 #1

Even wet and rainy Hawaii is getting wildfires IronLionZion Aug 2023 #2

Dry areas Normanart Aug 2023 #10

Is Other islands too? msfiddlestix Aug 2023 #3

CNN: 'It's apocalyptic': People jump into the ocean to flee Maui wildfires as patients overwhelm riversedge Aug 2023 #4

more pictures............. riversedge Aug 2023 #5

This is what it looked like earlier on Maui. If you've been to my hometown of Lahaina...I fear it is riversedge Aug 2023 #7

The Perfect Storm II, how unlucky can u get, those poor folks Shanti Shanti Shanti Aug 2023 #15

Waiting to hear from our members there that they're okay! Hortensis Aug 2023 #6

The scene in Lahaina, Maui this morning is absolutely devastating. riversedge Aug 2023 #8

Incredible. Terrifying. Absolutely climate change. Hortensis Aug 2023 #9

I am scheduled to port at Lahaina as part of a cruise... maddogesq Aug 2023 #11

At least 6 killed in wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, official says Eugene Aug 2023 #12

New video from Front Street shows virtually all of downtown Lahaina has been burned down. riversedge Aug 2023 #13

It's extremely terrible mahina Aug 2023 #14