An Aussie mum living on the fire-struck island of Maui has told of her terror as she fled her blazing home with her two sons in her arms.
At least 53 people have died after wildfires ripped through Hawaii’s second-largest island, and another 1000 people are missing. Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, warned the death toll is likely to rise.
Cadaver dogs have been flown in to search for bodies, particularly in the devastated town of Lahaina on the island’s west coast.
One Australian family — Nathalie Wilson Smith, her husband Matt and their two young sons, who have lived on Maui for six years — escaped their home in Lahaina, with little more than their lives.
Nathalie, who is original...
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