News Wrap: Tens of thousands flee as wildfire spreads in Canada’s Northwest Territories

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• William Brangham:

  Survivors on Maui spent another day picking up the pieces more than a week after wildfires devastated parts of the island. The confirmed death toll now stands at 111 people, even as rescue crews work to find more of the missing.

  Donation centers have been set up to distribute food, clothing, and other essential supplies and to offer encouragement in the wake of such devastating loss.

  Uilani Kapu, Director, Na 'Aikane o Maui Cultural Center: People are telling us, get out of here. The air is not good. The water is not good. It's like, but people that lost their clothes, their cars, people that lost everything, and they're living in neighbors' houses or whatever, they need — we need to be close to them, so they can come and get supplies.

• William Brangham:

  Crews have searched roughly 40 percent of the disaster area so far. Hawaii's governor estimates that over 1,000 people are still unaccounted for.

  Wildfires have also burned a widespread area in Canada's Northwest Territories. A mass evacuation is under way in Yellowknife, the region's capital city and home to some 20,000 people, as a blaze burns about 10 miles away. Residents sped past burnt forests and heavy plumes of smoke as they fled from the fires path.

  The city's mayor warned that the window to safely evacuate is shrinking.

  Rebecca Alty, Mayor of Yellowknife, Canada: There is a possibility that, without rain, the fire reaches the outskirts of Yellowknife by the weekend. It is approaching, but there's time to complete the community evacuation.

  It's being called now so that we can allow people the opportunity to drive while the highway is open. Conditions will be smoky, and residents should drive with caution and care.

• William Brangham:

  More than 200 active wildfires are burning in the Northwest Territories, and over 1,000 across all of Canada.

  Monsoon rains have pummeled northern India for days now, as residents scramble for safety from the resulting floods and landslides. At least 72 people have died. In Shimla, video captured the moment an entire section of cliff broke off and toppled down a mountainside, taking several homes with it. Crews have rescued over 2,000 people by digging through the Himalayan terrain or airlifting people from the floodwaters.

  In Pakistan, authorities have arrested more than 100 Muslims following a round of attacks on Christian churches and homes. A mob stormed the town of Jaranwala overnight, angered by an alleged desecration of a Koran. Most Christian residents were able to escape. But they returned to find their property vandalized and destroyed. Police patrolled the streets to try and prevent more violence.

• Azeem Masih, Pakistan (through interpreter):

  Look at our houses, look at our churches, look at our street. If someone did wrong, arrest them. Why are our houses and churches being burned?

  It was one person's mistake, and they burned all the churches in Jaranwala. Why did they destroy these poor people's homes? Where will they stay? They lost everything.

• William Brangham:

  No casualties were reported. Christians make up about 2 percent of Pakistan's population.

  More than 60 people are feared dead after a ship carrying mostly Senegalese migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Rescuers searched the waters near the island of Cape Verde off West Africa. They have rescued dozens, but more than 50 others are still missing. The boat left Senegal last week carrying about 100 people en route to Spain.

  In economic news, U.S. mortgage rates have hit their highest levels in more than 20 years. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said that the average long-term rate climbed to more than 7 percent this week. That's up from 5 percent a year ago.

  And on Wall Street, stocks fell for a third straight day. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 291 points to close at 34475. The Nasdaq lost 158 points. The S&P 500 slipped 34.

  Still to come on the "NewsHour": diplomat Rahm Emanuel discusses a critical upcoming summit with the U.S., South Korea and Japan; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ann Patchett discusses her new book, "Tom Lake"; we highlight the often-overlooked career of the woman known as the first lady of physics; plus much more.