The text describes a devastating fire in Hawaii, considered the deadliest in the United States in a century. Brazilian journalist Roberto Cabrini is in Maui, the most affected city on the island. He interviews Rafael Amorim, a jiu-jitsu teacher who was living in the area. Amorim shares his experience of the fire, which consumed his house and left him homeless.
The fire started at different points on the island, with at least 5 km along the Pacific Ocean Coast destroyed, including houses and commercial establishments. The police tried to prevent journalists from entering the area, but Cabrini and Amorim managed to get in after two hours of travel. They found the destruction to be like a war scene, with hundreds of houses reduced to ashes.
Amorim shares his experience of trying to escape the fire with his family, but they were separated in the chaos. He expresses regret and remorse for not being able to help his son, who was left behind. The fire's speed and ferocity were impressive, with people trying to escape but many dying in the process.
Cabrini also interviews a family from California who abandoned their rented car and fled into the sea to escape the fire. He talks to a local restaurant owner who lost everything in the tragedy. The fire has destroyed or damaged more than a thousand buildings, and the temperature remains high even though the fire is now under control.
The interviewees express their sadness and desperation, and the text concludes with Cabrini reporting the situation back to Brazil.
1. A devastating fire has hit Hawaii, causing widespread destruction and making it the deadliest natural disaster in the United States in a century.
2. Roberto Cabrini, the first Brazilian journalist to enter the most devastated city on the Island, has reported on the situation.
3. The fire was put out less than a day ago, but the temperature remains high.
4. The disaster has left thousands of homeless people, with some having lived on the tracks all their lives.
5. The fire started at different points on the island and has consumed at least 5 km along the Pacific Ocean Coast, reducing houses and commercial establishments to ashes.
6. The police are trying to prevent the entry of journalists, but some have managed to get into the hardest hit areas.
7. The destruction left by the fire resembles a war scene, with houses and commercial establishments reduced to nothing.
8. The fire was evolving at an impressive speed, with people trying to leave their homes, many of whom died in the process.
9. The fire was so intense that it consumed people, with the fire appearing gigantic and orange.
10. Many people ended up drowning because there was no way to escape the fire, and many ended up in the open sea.
11. More than a thousand buildings have been damaged or destroyed by the fire.
12. The temperature is still very high, even though the fire is now under control.
13. The official number of motorcycles, a symbol of the scale of the disaster, has reached 93, with the number expected to rise further.
14. There are at least a thousand missing people and 3,000 homeless people on Maui, with at least 700 of these being Brazilians.
15. One woman who survived the disaster spent 4 hours in the water, which was her only way to escape death.
16. The Avaí police have created a huge drought to prevent journalists from approaching the area, but some have managed to get in with the help of Brazilian residents.
17. The system of sirens, which should have warned residents of the tragedy, did not work, and this will be the subject of a major investigation.