15 Aug 2023

Death toll continues to climb in Maui

From , 6:02 am on 15 August 2023
This handout video grab courtesy of Richard Olsten taken on August 9, 2023 shows smoke billowing from destroyed buildings in Lahaina as wildfires burn across Maui, Hawaii. At least six people have been killed in a wildfire that has razed a Hawaiian town, officials said Wednesday, as desperate residents jumped into the ocean in a bid to escape the fast-moving flames.

This handout video grab courtesy of Richard Olsten taken on August 9, 2023 shows smoke billowing from destroyed buildings in Lahaina as wildfires burn across Maui, Hawaii. Photo: AFP / Richard Olsten

Recovery efforts are ongoing in the town of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii following the devastation caused by wildfires last week.

Thousands of residents are homeless and the deathtoll continues to rise.

With the deathtoll currently standing at 93, it is the worst wildfire disaster in the US in more than a century.

RNZ Pacific's Finau Fonua has more