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• Natural Disasters (Hawaii)

  Hawaii - Maui’s deadly fires: Government failures and disaster capitalism

  18 August 2023, by SHEPPARD Barry

  People around the world have seen the horror of the wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Its historic city, Lahaina — formerly the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom — burning to the ground, people trying to escape into the ocean, or by car, cars burning and more.
  The death toll had reached (…)

• Natural Disasters (Hawaii)

  Hawaii wildfires : deadliest US blaze in a century kills at least 93 people

  13 août 2023, par ANGUIANO Dani, GABBATT Adam

  Governor says death toll in Lahaina is expected to rise after ‘worst natural disaster that Hawaii ever faced’
  Visual guide to the explosive blaze that razed Lahaina : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/11/how-what-hawaii-fires-started-maui-photo-update
  At least 93 people have died (…)

• Natural Disasters (Hawaii)

  Hawaii: After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings

  12 August 2023, by WEHLTON Andrew J.

  Maui County issued an ‘unsafe water’ alert and urged precautions. Residents can face several toxic hazards from fires, as an expert in the chemical risks from fires explains.
  People returning to what remains of the beachside town of Lahaina, Hawaii, and other Maui communities after one of the (…)