People have jumped into the sea to escape flames from wildfires being fuelled by hurricane winds.
By Max Matza in Seattle & Bernd Debusmann Jr in Washington DCSix people have died and more have been injured by wildfires sweeping the Hawaiian island of Maui, officials say.
Authorities have evacuated neighbourhoods, closed roads, and opened shelters to host thousands of evacuees. Maj Gen Kenneth S Hara, who is in charge of the emergency response, said the priority at the moment is "saving lives, preventing human suffering, and mitigating great property loss". He warned the total number of fatalities could rise as emergency responders conduct search and rescue operations as well as evacuations.
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