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1:01 p.m., August 12, 2023
Justice opened an investigation Friday into the management of the terrible fire which killed at least 80 people on the island of Maui, currently questioned on the archipelago of Hawaii, where some locals are surprised that the sirens of alarm did not sound to warn the inhabitants.
Hawaii is counting its dead after one of the archipelago’s worst natural disasters. The monster fires killed 80 people according to the latest report, and ravaged the entire island of Maui. The causes of these fires are still unknown and the survivors must face an urgent and chaotic situation.
A city in ashes
The evacuees of Lahaina, a city on the island of Maui, have left the rescue centers in which they pile up to try to see a remnant of their life before. The access road to the city was taken over by cars. A line of vehicles stretches for several kilometers and the spectacle awaiting them is terrible. Even the governor of the state, Josh Green, insisted, via a local channel, to warn the residents.
“Lahaina is devastated. They are going to see destruction like they have never seen before. Please for those returning, be prepared, stay safe and be very careful,” he said. warned. There is actually nothing left, the city is just a heap of ashes. On the waterfront, you can see a line of cars that echoes those entering the city. But this one is made up entirely of charred vehicles, as if caught in flames as they tried to flee.
A question now arises: why haven’t the sirens responsible for warning the inhabitants of a disaster been activated? An investigation has been opened to try to find out if the authorities did not take the threat too lightly, while this fire is already the second deadliest in modern history of the United States.