A fast-moving wildfire has devastated the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Hawaii’s second-largest island.
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Before: August 9, 2023 02:15 (local time) by NOAA-20 VIIRS (large size image), After: August 9, 2023 03:05 (local time) by SUOMI NPP VIIRS (large size image)
Green pixels show normal fires and red pixels show larger fires. Fire progress just in hour towards the coastal zone to prevent the evacuation along the road.