Maui fire deaths surge to 53 and likely to go higher, governor says. Over 1,000 structures burned

[DH Paperboy]

A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighbourhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition, as the death toll rose to at least 53 and survivors told harrowing tales of narrow escapes with only the clothes on their backs.

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