Aug 15 Videos of downed power lines before deadly Maui wildfire raise questions about how it started By Michael Biesecker, Bernard Condon, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings and keeping it on even as dozens of poles began to topple. Continue reading
Aug 15 Canadian military mobilizes to help fight wildfires in Northwest Territories By Associated Press Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are set to mobilize in the Northwest Territories as wildfires threaten communities including the territorial capital, and hundreds of people have been airlifted to safety. Continue reading
Aug 15 Death toll rises to 99 in Maui wildfires as teams intensify search By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Christopher Weber, Associated Press The wildfires, some of which have not yet been fully contained, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. Their cause was under investigation. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 7:26 News Wrap: Hundreds remain unaccounted for after Maui wildfires In our news wrap Monday, the death toll from the Maui wildfires continues to climb as officials warn the number may rise further with just a fraction of the affected area searched so far, a string of floods and landslides… Continue watching
Aug 14 Maui residents face lingering toxic hazards in aftermath of deadly wildfires By Andrew J. Whelton, The Conversation Maui County issued an ‘unsafe water’ alert and urged precautions. Residents can face multiple toxic hazards after fires. Continue reading
Aug 13 Tourists urged to avoid Maui as hotels prepare to take in fire evacuees, first responders By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Audrey McAvoy, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Hawaii officials urged tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepared to house evacuees and first responders on the island that faces a long recovery from the wildfire that demolished a historic town and killed more than 90 people. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 2:51 News Wrap: Hawaii governor surveys Maui fire damage, warns death toll will grow In our news wrap Sunday, the Maui wildfire is now the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century as search efforts continue and the death toll keeps rising, at least 21 people died in a mudslide and flash… Continue watching
Aug 13 Lahaina fire becomes deadliest in the U.S. in over 100 years as death toll rises to 93 By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Beatrice Dupuy, Associated Press As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town climbed to 93, authorities warned that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 3:45 News Wrap: Federal teams arrive to help search efforts after deadly Maui fires In our news wrap Saturday, the death toll in the Maui wildfires rose to 80 and is expected to grow as damaged buildings are searched, heavy rains forced over 80,000 people to evacuate in southwestern China, 6 people died when… Continue watching
Aug 12 As death toll of Maui wildfires rises to 80, a timeline of failed communications emerges By Rebecca Boone, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the town of Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that would have warned the entire population of the approaching flames and instead relied on a series of sometimes confusing social media posts… Continue reading