Local disaster victims are deeply disappointed and angry. The Maui Island fire in Hawaii, USA has caused 107 deaths. The fire | Maui Island, Hawaii, USA
On the 16th local time, the Governor of Hawaii in the United States announced that the death toll from the Maui Island fire in Hawaii has risen to 107.
After the Maui Island fire in Hawaii, local residents gradually raised doubts about the government.
A journalist from CBS recorded the disappointment and anger of local disaster victims during an interview on Maui Island.
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On the 16th, a resident of Maui Island told reporters that they had not received any official fire alarms or shelter guidance before the fire struck, and many people ran in the wrong direction while hastily seeking refuge, resulting in mistakenly entering the fire and dying.
CBS reporter Jonathan Villetti: During the initial panic of the fire, did the government release any news to you?
Residents of Maui Island: No, there is no news. I felt fear and panic that I had never experienced in my life.
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Residents of Maui Island told reporters that they were disappointed that the US government not only failed to issue fire warnings and shelter guidelines in a timely manner when the fire struck, but also delayed the delivery of post disaster relief supplies to the disaster area. It is understood that the rescue center set up by the US government on Maui Island is nearly 47 kilometers away from the heavily affected area of La Haina by car, and many local transportation vehicles were burned down in the fire, causing transportation of rescue supplies to be blocked.
Residents of Maui Island: There is an airport at the end of the road, why not use it?
CBS reporter Jonathan Villetti: This is heartbreaking because there was a way to provide rescue to you.
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Residents of Maui Island: Yes.
A CBS reporter stated that he did not see any relief workers in the hardest hit La Haina, and local residents remained isolated and helpless for the first two days after the fire broke out.
CBS reporter Jonathan Villetti: We didn't see the police, we didn't see the emergency response personnel, several people told us not to go down a certain road because the bodies of the victims were on the roadside. Many people say that in the 48 hours after a fire, they rely on themselves.
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An elderly person who narrowly escaped from the fire in La Haina told reporters that if it weren't for the government's inadequate response to the fire, there wouldn't have been so many people dying in a hurry.
Maui resident Sanford: Many people have been burned to death in their homes or have not had time to escape from their cars. The US government has no intention of issuing timely warnings to us, nor is it prepared to fight against fires. Things could not have been like this, these people could have survived.