‘All boat owners are being asked to rescue people’
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Flames shoot toward the sky Tuesday night, Aug. 8, 2023, at the intersection of Hokiokio Place and Lahaina Bypass in Maui, Hawaii. (Photo courtesy Zeke Kalua / County of Maui)
(CNN) — The wildfires raging out of control in Maui are so catastrophic, some residents are hurling themselves into the ocean to escape the flames.
Even emergency crews might not be able to help as the infernos – fueled in part by Hurricane Dora churning some 800 miles away – have cut off 911 services and communications in Maui.
“911 is down. Cell service is down. Phone service is down,” Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke told CNN on Wednesday morning.
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