'Heartbreaking day': At least 53 dead after wildfires hit Hawaii as governor warns death toll will continue to rise
"I know the question on your mind is: when can I get back to my home?" Maui Mayor Richard Bissen said - telling people to wait until "we have recovered those that have perished".
Kamuela Kawaakoa, who evacuated to a shelter on Tuesday with his partner and son, six, said: "We barely made it out in time. It was so hard to sit there and just watch my town burn to ashes and not be able to do anything.Mr Biden tweeted: "Our prayers are with those whose homes, businesses, and communities are destroyed."I have ordered all available federal assets on the Islands to help with response.
Buildings in tourist hotspot Lahaina, on the coast, were razed to the ground as smoking rubble piled up at the water. It is thought almost 300 buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
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