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46. Agree. Mourn, take lessons from the tragedy, and

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Aug 2023

don't make demands of others that may seem virtuous but aren't because they're impossible.

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Holy shit - up to a thousand people are missing [View all] malaise Aug 2023 OP

This is so terribly sad. n/t KarenS Aug 2023 #1

It's breaking my heart. Such a beautiful place full of my romantic memories Walleye Aug 2023 #2

Oh, no. Heart wrenching. LoisB Aug 2023 #3

55 reported dead as of, 1000 still to check in. Apparently west Maui Hortensis Aug 2023 #4

Hopefully most of them escaped but folks can't communicate with them malaise Aug 2023 #5

And are of course terrified for them. Hortensis Aug 2023 #7

or they were elsewhere. Wonder Why Aug 2023 #13

What makes it particularly tragic is that this event wasn't something people could allegorical oracle Aug 2023 #6

In all my years I have never once thought that hurricane winds could do this malaise Aug 2023 #14

It's awful ellie Aug 2023 #40

I can imagine how frightening that must have been malaise Aug 2023 #49

I saw an interview BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #58

Horrific is the word malaise Aug 2023 #60

reminds me of the peshtigo fire. same time as the great chgo fire. mopinko Aug 2023 #66

Like I mentioned BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #67

Climate-changing weather events are also bamboozling meteorologists' forecasts. Backseat Driver Aug 2023 #8

Yep. It's gonna matter everywhere. calimary Aug 2023 #18

This summer's weather forecasts have been ALL OVER THE BOARD. AllyCat Aug 2023 #36

Apt description of Climate Chaos NickB79 Aug 2023 #51

+1 MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #77

The horror for the victims, the surviving families and the searchers will last forever irisblue Aug 2023 #9

I sure hope everyone here who is sad about this GenXer47 Aug 2023 #10

Sorry, I have to use my hybrid. ananda Aug 2023 #12

I love how people think everyone can use scooters. LisaM Aug 2023 #33

You do what you can. calimary Aug 2023 #42

Agree 3auld6phart Aug 2023 #52

I get scared enough by scooters, thanks. LisaM Aug 2023 #55

Elderly person here... ShazzieB Aug 2023 #75

I am sure we haven't edhopper Aug 2023 #16

Have you? maxsolomon Aug 2023 #21

If we stopped putting carbon in the atmosphere tomorrow... rubbersole Aug 2023 #23

Or maxsolomon Aug 2023 #26

Agree. rubbersole Aug 2023 #30

+++++++++ uppityperson Aug 2023 #35

Agree. Mourn, take lessons from the tragedy, and Hortensis Aug 2023 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Aug 2023 #76

Hear, hear! ShazzieB Aug 2023 #78

+1 MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #79

Unless they're 100% off grid, no they haven't. meadowlander Aug 2023 #68

A lot of people here are having a funeral & you show up to say this ... Hekate Aug 2023 #25

I'm so happy for you... MiHale Aug 2023 #38

Do you actually think anything you do BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #57

I haven't been this distraught since my fiance died unexpectedly in 2019. catbyte Aug 2023 #11

Seriously malaise Aug 2023 #15

The Banyan tree is still standing. It's smoldering, but it is alive. mahina Aug 2023 #17

I heard this too BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #59

And I've also read they don't know if it's true, that the bodhi tree Buddha sat under was a type of mahina Aug 2023 #63

Three generations of my family have visited Lahaina Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #74

I'm sure some are alive ITAL Aug 2023 #19

The same thing happened after Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in South Florida. Sedona Aug 2023 #22

An unbelievable tragedy. Difficult to even imagine the horror. Fla Dem Aug 2023 #20

Beautiful image. Sadly beautiful. calimary Aug 2023 #43

Prayers for Hawaii, thatcrowwoman Aug 2023 #54

I hope so much most are scattered safely and simply without cell phone service Hekate Aug 2023 #24

Heartbreaking Evolve Dammit Aug 2023 #27

I vacationed once in the lovely town of Lahaina. Sogo Aug 2023 #28

Seriously damaged but not necessarily dead Brother Buzz Aug 2023 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Brother Buzz Aug 2023 #32

Maui County Police Chief Pelletier estimated the number of missing people at approximately 1,000 Brother Buzz Aug 2023 #29

A dear friend of mine is unable to contact her grandchildren Nictuku Aug 2023 #34

No telephones, no internet, poor radio signals Brother Buzz Aug 2023 #37

Poor thing! Fwiw, Lahaina itself had a population over 13,000, Hortensis Aug 2023 #44

Horrible. area51 Aug 2023 #39

My son's friend has missing family members. Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #41

Just read that the death count is only of bodies found outside. Hortensis Aug 2023 #45

Terrible event, and so much worry in the waiting. Only saw a photo... electric_blue68 Aug 2023 #47

Heartbreaking wendyb-NC Aug 2023 #48

I have a cousin there Warpy Aug 2023 #50

I read that some people went out in boats, maybe they haven't checked back in yet FakeNoose Aug 2023 #53

The city of Paradise, California burned to the ground, same situation. onecaliberal Aug 2023 #56

the big difference being people took to the ocean to escape flames in Maui. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2023 #72

It may not be as bad as that canetoad Aug 2023 #61

That's what we're all hoping malaise Aug 2023 #62

I like that you call it canetoad Aug 2023 #64

It's football in Jamaica and as I remind DUers we call it FIFA for a reason malaise Aug 2023 #65

Yes, it is FIFA for a reason! ShazzieB Aug 2023 #81

I add American in front of the US game malaise Aug 2023 #82

Holy shit Snackshack Aug 2023 #69

No. There was zero warning. Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #70

No - it spread in minutes malaise Aug 2023 #71

Death toll in Maui at 67, as Hawaii officials warn final count will take time Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2023 #73

So sorry about this MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #80

These fire storms in recent years BootinUp Aug 2023 #83

Yes, and they have just a 9-person team searching Lahaina with cadaver dogs. SunSeeker Aug 2023 #84