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Hawaii firestorm: Maui fires wipe out historic town, death toll rises

Maui's iconic Lahaina town, once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, is now reduced to ashes by raging fires. As the death toll rises, the island mourns the loss of its heritage and its residents.

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