2TheWeekJunior•19August2023AhugerescueoperationistakingplaceafterwildfiresdevastatedtheislandofMauiinthePacificOcean.MauiisoneoftheislandsthatmakeuptheUSstateofHawaii,whichlies2,400milesfromtheUSmainland.Whathappened?Thefiresbeganon8Augustandspreadquickly,althoughitisunclearexactlywheretheystarted.TheyreachedthetownofLahainathatsameday.Atleast106peoplehavediedandhundredsmorearemissing.TensofthousandsofpeoplehaveleftMaui,whileothershavebeenlivinginemergencyaccommodationontheisland.Churchesandcommunitycentresarebeingusedasshelters.Morethan2,700ofLahaina’sbuildingshavebeendamagedordestroyed.Officialssayitwillcostmorethan£4billiontorebuildthetown.Whatcause...
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