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Gallery: The aftermath of the deadly Hawaii fires

Thousands of tourists were trapped by the blaze, while the city of Lahaina has been reduced to ashes. The wildfires advanced so quickly that some people were forced to jump into the sea to escape the flames

In an aerial view, homes and businesses are seen that were destroyed by a wildfire on August 11, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Dozens of people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind-driven wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina on Tuesday.JUSTIN SULLIVAN (Getty Images/AFP)
Residents push a kart amid the ruins left by a wildfire that swept through the city up to the shore and port in Lahaina.ETIENNE LAURENT (EFE)
An aerial photo shows destroyed buildings, burned trees and burned cars caused by wildfires in Lahaina town in Maui. Kevin Fujii (DPA vía Europa Press)
Hano Ganer and members of his family look for belongings in the ashes of their family's burned home in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023.PATRICK T. FALLON (AFP)
A woman cradles her cat after finding him in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 11, 2023. MOSES SLOVATIZKI (AFP)
Viviendas arrasadas tras el incendio, en una imagen aérea tomada este viernes en Lahaina (Hawái). JUSTIN SULLIVAN (Getty Images via AFP)
A man sits on the Lahaina historic banyan tree damaged by a wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.Rick Bowmer (AP)
U.S. Coast Guards stand in front of the burnt carcass of a boat sinking in the port after a wildfire burned through the city up to the port in Lahaina.ETIENNE LAURENT (EFE)
A man and dog ride along Main Street past wildfire damage, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Rick Bowmer (AP)
In an aerial view, a is surrounded by an apartment building that was destroyed by a wildfire on August 11, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Dozens of people were killed and thousands were displaced after a wind-driven wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina.JUSTIN SULLIVAN (Getty Images/AFP)
A woman walks through wildfire wreckage Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Rick Bowmer (AP)
A woman digs through rubble of a home destroyed by a wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Rick Bowmer (AP)
An aerial image taken on August 10, 2023 shows destroyed cars in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. PATRICK T. FALLON (AFP)
Wildfire wreckage is seen Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Tiffany Kidder Winn (AP)
Smoke billows near Lahaina as wildfires driven by high winds destroy a large part of the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023. DUSTIN JOHNSON (REUTERS)
Wildfire wreckage is shown Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Rick Bowmer (AP)
Hawaii Army National Guard CH47 Chinook helicopters perform aerial water bucket drops on the island of Maui to assist with fight of wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, August 9, 2023. Hawaii National Guard (via REUTERS)
Destroyed buildings smolder after wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated Maui's city of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023. MASON JARVI (via REUTERS)
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Matthew Thayer (AP)
This combination of satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of Lahaina on Maui, Hawaii, on June 25, 2023, left, and an overview of the same area on Wednesday, Aug. 9, following a wildfire that tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island. AP
A charred boat lies in the scorched waterfront after wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated Maui's city of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023. MASON JARVI (via REUTERS)
Smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.Alan Dickar (AP)
This combination of satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of Banyan Court in Lahaina on Maui, Hawaii, on June 25, 2023, top, and an overview of the same area on Wednesday, Aug. 9, following a wildfire that tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island. AP
This handout photo courtesy of Carter Barto via Facebook shows an aerial view of smoke rising above as a wildfire burns in Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 9, 2023. HANDOUT (AFP)