Weather & Science
Maui Wildfires Kill 36, Devastate Island as Thousands Flee
- Winds driven by distant hurricane fan flames burning Lahaina
- Extreme weather has battered Northern Hemisphere this summer
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Wildfires fanned by winds from a far-off hurricane killed at least 36 people on the Hawaiian island of Maui and forced thousands to flee as flames engulfed the historic town of Lahaina.
The death toll jumped as fast-moving flames swept the island, destroying buildings and sending people fleeing into the ocean to be rescued.