Jesse Jaspal, a member of the Red Cross disaster assessment team in Honolulu, once lived in the devastated town of Lahania. 'I get choked up about it … I don't know what to say. It's a gut wrench,' he said.
Survivors of Maui wildfires that destroyed town of Lahaina are struggling with the scope of their lossesRed Cross worker in Hawaii focusing on others rather than his own lossJesse Jaspal, a member of the Red Cross disaster assessment team in Honolulu, once lived in the devastated town of Lahania. He is focused on welcoming up to 4,000 wildfire survivors rather than the loss of his old neighbourhood. ‘That’s my holy grail,’ he said.
The Hawaii fires have claimed 67 lives, according to Maui's county government. The total is expected to rise.Jaspal was on the island of Oahu when the wildfires overtook Lahaina. "But I'm here, here on this island, so we can help the people that are coming, so that's my holy grail."Thousands of visitors fled Maui after wildfires ravaged their hotels and resorts earlier this week, disrupting their beach vacations.
Thomas Leonard rests on an air mattress at an evacuation center at the War Memorial Gymnasium on Thursday after his Lahaina apartment was destroyed by a wildfire.He sat on an inflatable mattress outside a shelter for those who fled the blaze that decimated the town.'We'll keep struggling'The 31-year-old cook shouted for his brother and opened the door of their Lahaina rental home to thick smoke and intense heat.
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