Deadliest U.S. wildfires kill at least 93 in Hawaii(1/5)

The shells of burned houses and buildings are left after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Aug. 11, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

The death toll has reached 93 in Maui as the devastating wildfires become the deadliest in U.S. modern history.

Deadly wildfires have nearly completely destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, a popular tourist spot and once the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

A satellite image shows downtown Lahaina and the historic 60-foot-tall banyan tree marking the spot where a 19th-century palace stood, as Maui island deals with the aftermath of multiple wildfires, Hawaii, U.S., Aug. 12, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

A makeshift memorial hangs on a tree overlooking burned houses and buildings in Lahaina, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Aug. 12, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Destroyed homes and cars are shown on the island of Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Aug. 12, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

An owl sits in a burnt tree on the island of Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Aug. 12, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)