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A sign reading 'Donations full - mahalo' - a Hawaiian word conveying gratitude - is displayed outside a fire station in Wailuku, Hawaii. AFP
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Workers engage in search and rescue efforts after deadly fires hit the Hawaiian island of Maui. Reuters
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Workers continue searching through destroyed neighbourhoods in the town of Lahaina. Reuters
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Debris lies in the road after wildfires devastated the historic town of Lahaina. Reuters
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Rescue and recovery personnel conduct search operations in Lahaina. Reuters
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Workers carry out morgue operations in Maui. AFP
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A building damaged in the Maui wildfires. Reuters
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Burnt palm trees and destroyed cars in the aftermath of the wildfire in Lahaina. AFP
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A sign reads 'Tourist Keep Out' at the entrance to a neighbourhood after the wildfire swept through the city of Lahaina. EPA
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Fire damage in the Wahikuli Terrace neighbourhood. Reuters
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Firefighters clear debris in Kula, Hawaii. AP
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A burnt building in the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina. Reuters
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US marshals check an abandoned car in the ruins of a neighbourhood. EPA
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The state flag of Hawaii flies over a distribution centre for those affected by the Maui fires at Honokawai Beach Park in Napili-Honokowai, west Maui. AFP
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The remains of a washer-dryer unit sit in a house that was destroyed by the Lahaina fire. EPA
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A sign blocks a road in Lahaina. EPA
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Workers install a fence around some of the burnt areas in Lahaina. EPA
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Local residents put up signs along the motorway near Lahaina. Reuters
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Volunteers sort out donated pet food at the Maui Humane Society in Puunene, central Maui. AFP
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A woman hugs a volunteer at a distribution centre for those affected by the Maui fires at Honokawai Beach Park. AFP
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A sign reading 'Donations full - mahalo' - a Hawaiian word conveying gratitude - is displayed outside a fire station in Wailuku, Hawaii. AFP
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Workers engage in search and rescue efforts after deadly fires hit the Hawaiian island of Maui. Reuters
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Workers continue searching through destroyed neighbourhoods in the town of Lahaina. Reuters
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Debris lies in the road after wildfires devastated the historic town of Lahaina. Reuters
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Rescue and recovery personnel conduct search operations in Lahaina. Reuters
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Workers carry out morgue operations in Maui. AFP
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A building damaged in the Maui wildfires. Reuters
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Burnt palm trees and destroyed cars in the aftermath of the wildfire in Lahaina. AFP
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A sign reads 'Tourist Keep Out' at the entrance to a neighbourhood after the wildfire swept through the city of Lahaina. EPA
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Fire damage in the Wahikuli Terrace neighbourhood. Reuters
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Firefighters clear debris in Kula, Hawaii. AP
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A burnt building in the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina. Reuters
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US marshals check an abandoned car in the ruins of a neighbourhood. EPA
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The state flag of Hawaii flies over a distribution centre for those affected by the Maui fires at Honokawai Beach Park in Napili-Honokowai, west Maui. AFP
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The remains of a washer-dryer unit sit in a house that was destroyed by the Lahaina fire. EPA
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A sign blocks a road in Lahaina. EPA
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Workers install a fence around some of the burnt areas in Lahaina. EPA
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Local residents put up signs along the motorway near Lahaina. Reuters
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Volunteers sort out donated pet food at the Maui Humane Society in Puunene, central Maui. AFP
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A woman hugs a volunteer at a distribution centre for those affected by the Maui fires at Honokawai Beach Park. AFP
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A sign reading 'Donations full - mahalo' - a Hawaiian word conveying gratitude - is displayed outside a fire station in Wailuku, Hawaii. AFP