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There has been a fire in Hawaii since Tuesday. Scorched food lies in the rubble of a burned-down fish restaurant in Lahaina. Large parts of the city of Lahaina are destroyed by the fire.
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People are waiting with their suitcases at the Maui airport. The authorities have used school buses to bring people here. At least 53 people have died in the fires so far.
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The sun shines over the ruined city of Lahaina. The governor of Hawaii, Josh Green, told the US broadcaster CNN that up to 1700 buildings in the coastal town may have burned down.
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Images of destruction: The fire surprised many residents. Some of them had to save themselves from the flames into the sea.
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Rick Bowmer / AP
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Residents of Maui drop off food and other belongings for the people who had to take refuge in an emergency shelter.
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Police officers stop cars that want to drive to the west of Maui. That's where the fire burns the hardest.
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Many people have fled western Maui. Here they meet at the airport of the island.
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Restaurant owner Yuri Soledade stands in the ruins of his burned-down seafood restaurant in Lahaina.
Photo: Anatol Eisele / dpa
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A man lies on an air mattress in an evacuation center after his apartment in Lahaina burns down.
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Burnt-out cars are parked on a road in Lahaina, while white smoke still drifts past behind them.
Photo: Anatol Eisele / dpa
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Destroyed buildings and burnt trees line the area after the fire.
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Jack Truesdale / dpa