하와이 산불 최초 발화 추정 영상 공개 사망자 106명
Over in Hawaii.
The death toll from the devastating Maui wildfires has now risen to 106.
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced he will visit the island next Monday.
Our Kim Jung-sil reports.
A video might have captured the start of the deadly wildfires in Maui.
"This is live just across my home. Freaking power line just went down , tried my little water hose but "
"I hear a pop coming from across the street. / and shortly after, it was just arching away on the ground, landed right in dry grass, so sparks, and then there was a fire."
He said he saw a fire break out across from his house at dawn on Tuesday, the same time that officials estimated that the initial fire broke out.
His video captures images of the fire becoming even larger, burning the dry grass on the ground.
Shane Treu says in just a matter of minutes, the whole place was engulfed by fire.
AP news reported that his video has emerged as key evidence of what might have started the fire.
There are other videos such as CCTV cameras that captured a moment of a tree falling down on an electric line, and a fire starting not long after that.
A lawsuit has already been filed, against the local electric company, Hawaiian Electric.
Due to the nature of the disaster, identifying the victims has become a challenge.
Only five of the dead had been identified according to officials.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green has said that 27% of the search and rescue is complete and that he hopes much will be covered by the weekend.
The death toll will likely rise as residents of the town of Lahaina say many seniors lived in complexes in the area where the fire hit.
The residents told local media that they know only a handful of people who managed to escape, suggesting there might be more victims from the senior complexes.
Meanwhile, the White House announced on Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife will be visiting Maui on Monday ,
where they will meet first responders, survivors as well as local officials.
Kim Jung-sil, Arirang News.
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2023-08-17, 09:00 (KST)
