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Shells of buildings, burnt-out cars amid smoldering Lahaina wreckage

Gov. Josh Green said the estimate of buildings destroyed on Maui is “upwards of 1,700,” sharply higher than the initial estimate Wednesday of 271.

By Cindy Ellen Russell and Tiffany Kidder Winn via Associated Press

Aug. 10, 2023

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Aerial footage of Lahaina on Thursday showed street after street reduced to gray and black rubble. Though pockets of wispy smoke remained, no active flames were visible from the air.
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People pick through the rubble along Honoapiilani Highway on Thursday.
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Devastation is seen along Honoapiilani Highway on Thursday.
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Devastation along Honoapiilani Highway on Thursday.
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The Lahaina devastation off of Keawe Street on Thursday.
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Devastation along Honoapiilani Highway on Thursday.
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A person documents the aftermath of the wildfire which gutted Lahaina. The Pioneer Mill Smokestack is to the left.
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The search and rescue continues off the coast of Lahaina on Thursday.
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Downed electrical poles along Honoapiilani Highway as seen on Thursday.
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A burnt out car along Kekai Road in Lahaina on Thursday.
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The Maui Police Department barricade in Lahaina at Honoapiilani Highway and Keawe Street.
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People gather along Honoapiilani Highway and Napilihau Street to catch a signal on their phones on Thursday.
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A Maui Police Department officer directs traffic as people enter the War Memorial Complex on Thursday.
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A view of Lahaina from the Lahaina Bypass with the Pioneer Mill Smokestack to the right.
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A view of Lahaina from the Lahaina Bypass with the Pioneer Mill Smokestack to the left.
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A view of Lahaina from the Lahaina Bypass with the Pioneer Mill Smokestack to the left.
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Only the Ho'onanea sign remains in Lahaina off of Keawe Street on Thursday.
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TIFFANY KIDDER WINN VIA AP

Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The scene at one of Maui's tourist hubs on Thursday looked like a wasteland, with homes and entire blocks reduced to ashes as firefighters as firefighters battled the deadliest blaze in the U.S. in recent years.
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The remnants of Lahaina United Methodist Church sits Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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A burned out store stands Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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In this photo provided by Tiffany Kidder Winn, a man walks past wildfire wreckage on Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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In this photo provided by Tiffany Kidder Winn, burned-out cars sit after a wildfire raged through Lahaina, Hawaii, on Wednesday, Aug. 9.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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