'Many tragic stories': Hawaii governor says Maui fire death toll could double or triple. Live updates
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/14/maui-hawaii-wildfire-live-updates/70586899007/
Estimates are about 200-300 deaths (though others say it could be as high as 500-1,000). 2,700 buildings destroyed valued at $5.6 billion.
For some reason the warning system that is tested each month and was tested two weeks ago failed to work. Also there were no text alerts or phone alerts for most people and nothing on the news advising people which way to evacuate or how to evacuate. Apparently things were very confused.
Also there was no water pressure so the fire department was unable to fight the fire.
However, there is a silver lining. Apparently there are some very rich people who would like to buy the land, obviously without any houses or buildings they will only be offering a small fraction of what the homes were worth a few days ago.
It is still not clear if the insurance companies will pay, generally you need a named storm and this was not a named storm.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/14/maui-hawaii-wildfire-live-updates/70586899007/
Estimates are about 200-300 deaths (though others say it could be as high as 500-1,000). 2,700 buildings destroyed valued at $5.6 billion.
For some reason the warning system that is tested each month and was tested two weeks ago failed to work. Also there were no text alerts or phone alerts for most people and nothing on the news advising people which way to evacuate or how to evacuate. Apparently things were very confused.
Also there was no water pressure so the fire department was unable to fight the fire.
However, there is a silver lining. Apparently there are some very rich people who would like to buy the land, obviously without any houses or buildings they will only be offering a small fraction of what the homes were worth a few days ago.
It is still not clear if the insurance companies will pay, generally you need a named storm and this was not a named storm.
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