At least 36 people were dead and 271 buildings destroyed as wildfires fueled by high winds ripped through the island of Maui in Hawaii on Aug. 9, 2023.
At Least 36 Dead as Wildfires Rip Through Maui

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This photo provided by County of Maui shows fire and smoke filling the sky from wildfires on the intersection at Hokiokio Place and Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 8, 2023. (Zeke Kalua/County of Maui via AP)

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Passengers wait for delayed and canceled flights off the island as thousands of passengers were stranded at the Kahului Airport in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui in Kahului, Hawaii on Aug. 9, 2023.

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People line up at a police roadblock while trying to get information as they wait to get access to west Maui which has been cut off by wildfires that destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina, Aug. 9, 2023.

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People watch as smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Hawaii, on, Aug. 8, 2023.