Christina Hall Reveals Her Parents Evacuated Maui as Hawaii Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 80

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Christina Hallsays her parents evacuated the Lahaina area in Maui, Hawaii, after devastating wildfires ravaged the area earlier this week,killing at least 80 peopleand displacing hundreds of others.

In the post, Hall’s parents noted that they “relocated to Kihei” — another city in Maui located approximately 23 miles south of Lahaina — adding, “We are safe, have electricity and a place to stay.”

“While in the Lahaina area, we didn’t have electricity, internet, tv and only limited cell service,” they continued. “Didn’t realize the extent of the devastation until this morning when I could see a bit of internet.”

Christina Hall shared her parent’s Facebook post about relocating from the Lahaina area after a wildfire ravaged Lahaina Town.Christina Hall/Instagram

Christina Hall/Instagram

It is currently unclear whether or not Hall’s parents had lived in Lahaina or had just been visiting at the time of the wildfires.

Elsewhere in their post, Hall’s parents discussed the impact of the wildfires in the area and shared photos they appeared to have taken of burnt-down buildings in the area.

“It took us a couple of tries to get road access out. We made it,” they concluded. “It is such a tragedy.”

An aerial image taken on August 10, 2023 shows destroyed homes and buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty

On Friday evening, Maui County reported that13 additional fatalities had been confirmedin Lahaina Town — considered one of thebiggest communities on the west sideof the island — bringing the death toll up from a previously reported 67 to 80.

“The whole town was on fire,” recalled Maui resident Keao Shaw, 39, to PEOPLE. “It was just an inferno, black smoke everywhere.”

While Shaw, who runs a charter boat business in Maui, may have escaped the wildfire with his family, he told PEOPLE he ultimately lost his house and the memories that came with it.

“All [my son’s] favorite things are gone,” Shaw said. “But everything is replaceable. Everything is rebuildable — it’s just going to take time.”

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra alsodeclared a public health emergencyfor the state, allowing for healthcare providers and supplies to be made more readily available.

source: people.com