'It's apocalyptic': People jump into the ocean to flee Maui wildfires as patients overwhelm hospitals and 911 gets cut off | CNN
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The wildfires raging out of control in Maui are so catastrophic, some residents are hurling themselves into the ocean to escape the flames.
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    Even emergency crews might not be able to help as the infernos – fueled in part by Hurricane Dora churning some 800 miles away – have cut off 911 services and communications in Maui.

    A dozen people were rescued near Lahaina after “entering the ocean due to smoke and fire conditions,” the Coast Guard and county officials said.

    “Resorts and visitors and commercial districts have lost communication due to downed cell towers and landlines that only work within very local areas.

    “As a result, 911 service is currently down,” said Mahina Martin, chief communications officer from Maui Emergency Management Agency.

    Already, a wall of flames destroyed businesses on Front Street – a major tourist strip in the historic Maui town of Lahaina, CNN affiliate Hawaii News Now reported.

    The overnight deployment was hastened by the dynamic fire conditions, Hara wrote, adding more National Guard personnel would arrive in the counties of Maui and Hawaii later Wednesday.

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