![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/hawaii-wildfires-horrifying-footage-shows-maui-residents-fleeing-into-stormy-ocean/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_hw1JPG.jpg&description=Grim footage from Maui, Hawaii, shows people being thrown around and clinging to the sea wall in choppy water to escape the flames of the deadliest wildfire in US history Horrifying footage shows the moment Maui residents were forced to dive into the Pacific Ocean to avoid deadly wildfire flames. Flames lapped close to the share as a number of catastrophic wildfires spread through the Hawaiian island, leading to the deaths of at least 93 people, with many more believed to have perished. The tragic blazes are already the deadliest wildfires in US history. In the footage, people from the devastated town of Lahaina can be seen in the choppy water as thick smoke from the fires surrounds them. Hot ash glowing orange is visibly floating down to the sea in the footage as desperate residents are thrown forward towards the rocks on the sea wall. There have been numerous reports from Maui that say survivors escaped the flames by going to the ocean, but some bodies were pulled from the water. Tee Dang was one of many people escaping the "shooting debris." She told the BBC they were forced to run to the water as there "was nothing else because we were cornered in." For all the latest on news, politics, sports and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Dang, with her husband and three children ages five, 13 and 20 stayed close to shore as the evening drew in, but they were forced to move into deeper water as the tide move closer and smashed Dang's leg on the rock wall of the harbour. Every member of the family suffered burns. A firefighter told them: "I don't even know if we're gonna make it at this point. Just do everything I say. If I say jump, jump. If I tell you to run, run." Shawn Dougherty, also of Lahaina was also forced to jump into the ocean with his girlfriend, leaving him cuts from rocks and coral. He lost sight of his girlfriend during the rescue and has not seen her since. 'At one point, it seemed like I might drown,' he told ABC News. 'I'm a good swimmer, but th){kind=link}
Grim footage from Maui, Hawaii, shows people being thrown around and clinging to the sea wall in choppy water to escape the flames of the deadliest wildfire in US history
Horrifying footage shows the moment Maui residents were forced to dive into the Pacific Ocean to avoid deadly wildfire flames.
Flames lapped close to the share as a number of catastrophic wildfires spread through the Hawaiian island, leading to the deaths of at least 93 people, with many more believed to have perished. The tragic blazes are already the deadliest wildfires in US history.
In the footage, people from the devastated town of Lahaina can be seen in the choppy water as thick smoke from the fires surrounds them.
Hot ash glowing orange is visibly floating down to the sea in the footage as desperate residents are thrown forward towards the rocks on the sea wall. There have been numerous reports from Maui that say survivors escaped the flames by going to the ocean, but some bodies were pulled from the water.