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People jumping into ocean to escape ’, Hurricane Dora triggers backfires, Lahaina ‘ destroyed ’ & Maui continues burni

The unforeseen appearance of Hurricane Dora in Hawaii has caused blazing backfires in colorful counties of the state. People take sanctum in the ocean for safety.

Without any previous warning on effect for Hawaii, the unforeseen appearance of Hurricane Dora has led to wild campfires in the Lahaina and Maui counties of the state. The category 4 hurricane, with a speed of 130 km/h, caused fire to spread across various counties and forced people to leave their homes and jump into the sea for safety.

The hurricane was further than 700 long hauls south of Honolulu late Tuesday and wasn't anticipated to land in Hawaii. still, the winds from the hurricane caused unforeseen campfires that have been spreading as the winds persist.

Counties of Lahaina and Maui have been devastated due to the fires, causing people to jump into the ocean to escape the blazing dears. The disaster has wiped out power to about 14,000 homes and businesses in Maui along with destroying Front Street, the most important business road on Maui.

In an interview with CNN Wednesday morning, Hawaii Lt.Gov. Sylvia Luke said, "911 is not working. Cell phone service is not working. Phone service is not working."Our spa system in Maui is full of burns, people are having trouble breathing."

Maui Real Estate Radio's Clint Hansen captured drone footage of the devastating fires. "Lahaina is devastated," Hansen told CNN. " People jumping in the ocean to escape the dears, being saved by the Coast Guard. All boat possessors are being asked to deliver people. Its climactic. ”

At about 1050p.m., the Coast Guard said it had saved a dozen people from waters off Lahaina. “ individualities were transported by the Coast Guard to safe areas, ” Maui County officers said in a news release.

Lahaina occupant Tiare Lawrence said, “ Everyone I know in Lahaina, their homes have burned down. ”

The Lahaina fire is one of at least seven major responses that firefighters across the state are battling in incredible conditions -- high winds, low humidity and dry weather.

The ongoing hazard doesn't stop then. It's unclear where the campfire is headed next.

Fire officers advised that the erratic wind, dropping moisture, and direction and position of the fire conditions are making it delicate to prognosticate its path and speed.

Luke, who's acting as the governor in the absence ofGov. Josh Green as he travels out, issued an exigency proclamation related to the fires on Tuesday.

“We are almost following the outflow of the strong winds of Hurricane Dora. ” “ The safety of our residers is consummate, and this exigency proclamation will spark the Hawaiʻi National Guard to support exigency askers in the impacted communities, ” she said in a statement made on the governor's sanctioned website.