• loathesome dongeater@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui

      The island of Maui (/ˈmaʊi/; Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwwi]) is the second-largest island of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2), and the 17th-largest island in the United States

      https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-did-hawaii-wildfires-start-what-know-about-maui-big-island-blazes-2023-08-11/

      Aug 21 (Reuters) - Wildfires on Hawaii's Maui have killed at least 114 people, forced tens of thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate the island and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina. It's the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.