hello, i'm anjana gadgil.seem to have the wrong autocue so i will move onto my scripts and bring you up to date. we start in the us, where the number of people killed by wildfires on the hawaiian island of maui has now risen to 80. it's the us state's deadliest—ever natural disaster. this is drone footage from the all—but—destroyed town of lahaina. as you can see, structures are completely levelled, trees stripped, the devastation reaching all the way to the shoreline. hawaii's attorney general has begun a probe into how authorities responded to the fires after some residents said they received no warning. our north america correspondent sophie long reports from maui.

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hello, i'm anjana gadgil. is warning of a "significant" rise in the death toll following devastating wildfires on the island of maui. 89 people are now confirmed dead, as recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins of burnt—out homes and businesses. the historic town of lahaina — the worst—hit part of the island — has been razed almost entirely to the ground. hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, days after the fires broke out. many people forced to flee at a moment's notice had to leave everything behind. hawaii's attorney general has announced an investigation into why the island's warning siren didn't sound at the height of the emergency. questions are also being asked about whether power to the island

hello, i'm anjana gadgil.e death toll following devastating wildfires on the island of maui. 93 people are now confirmed dead, as recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins of burnt—out homes and businesses. the historic town of lahaina, the worst—hit part of the island, has been razed almost entirely to the ground. hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, days after the fires broke out. many people forced to flee at a moment's notice had to leave everything behind. hawaii's attorney general has announced an investigation into why

hello, i'm anjana gadgil we start in hawaii, where the governor is warning of a "significant" rise ins on the island of maui. 93 people are now confirmed dead, as recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins of burnt—out homes and businesses. the historic town of lahaina, the worst—hit part of the island, has been razed almost entirely to the ground. hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, days after the fires broke out. many people forced to flee at a moment's notice had to leave everything behind.

hello, i'm anjana gadgil.start in hawaii, where the governor is warning of a "significant" rise in the death toll following devastating wildfires on the island of maui. 93 people are now confirmed dead, as recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins of burnt—out homes and businesses. the historic town of lahaina, the worst—hit part of the island, has been razed almost entirely to the ground. hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, days after the fires broke out. many people forced to flee at a moment's notice had to leave everything behind. hawaii's attorney general has announced an investigation into why the island's warning siren didn't sound at the height of the emergency. questions are also being asked about whether power to the island should have been cut. for more, here's our correspondent in hawaii, sophie long. this is what remains of lahaina. cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. president biden p

hello, i'm anjana gadgil. i'm apologising, i seem to have the wrong autocue so i will move onto my scripts and bring you up to date. we start in the us, where the number of people killed by wildfires on the hawaiian island of maui has now risen to 80. it's the us state's deadliest—ever natural disaster. this is drone footage from the all—but—destroyed town of lahaina. as you can see, structures are completely levelled, trees stripped, the devastation reaching all the way to the shoreline. hawaii's attorney general has begun a probe into how authorities responded to the fires after some residents said they received no warning. our north america correspondent sophie long reports from maui. the historic city of lahaina, once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom, has been reduced to ruins. almost everyone who lives here has lost everything. we already know this is the deadliest disaster in the state's history, and the number of those who died is still climbing. this was lahaina's historic seafront, now reduced to a

hello, i'm anjana gadgil. are now known to have died as the inferno razed most of the historic town of lahaina to the ground. so far, only a tiny fraction of the worst—hit area has been searched for bodies. more than 2,200 structures — homes and businesses — were damaged or destroyed.

hello, i'm anjana gadgil.art in hawaii, whose governor is warning that the death toll — following the wildfires on the island of maui — is likely to rise still further. 93 people are now known to have died as the inferno razed most of the historic town of lahaina to the ground. so far, only a tiny fraction of the worst—hit area has been searched for bodies. more than 2,200 structures — homes and businesses — were damaged or destroyed. recovery crews continue to comb through the charred ruins and hundreds of people remain unaccounted for. there is growing anger on maui — over both the lack of warning about the wildfires — the worst to hit a state in america in over a century — and the response by officials to the thousands left without homes — and in some cases adequate food and water — as sophie long reports from the island. this is what remains of lahaina. cars abandoned as people ran and jumped into the sea to escape the flames. homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. president biden promised immedi

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