Alicia Mohondro lost her home in the wildfire that tore through the western Maui community of Lahaina. She says she received no warnings before she was forced to flee amid heavy smoke and flames and hopes the disaster will lead to a change in the alert system. 'The fire was so fast, it was a matter of seconds,' she says. As featured on Bangor (Maine) Daily News: Anguish for Maui A combination of factors, exacerbated by climate change, made the fires worse

Source: Daily Sun August 14, 2023 10:32 UTC