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At least 55 dead in Hawaii.

55 ar a laghad marbh i Hawaii.

It is estimated that at least 55 people are now dead as a result of the forest fires on one of the islands of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean.

Áirítear go bhfuil ar a laghad 55 duine marbh anois de bharr na dtinte foraoise ar cheann d'oileáin Hawaii san Aigéan Ciúin.

3 days ago the fires started on the west coast of the island of Maui.

3 lá o shin a thosaigh na tinte ar chósta thiar oileán Maui.

The coastal town of Lahaina has been devastated by the blaze.

Tá an baile cois cósta Lahaina scriosta ag an loscadh.

Thousands of people have now been left homeless as a result of the disaster and up to 14,000 tourists have been evacuated from the island.

Tá na mílte duine anois fágtha gan dídean de thoradh na tubaiste agus suas le 14,000 turasóir aslonnaithe ón oileán.

Rescue workers are doing their best to find bodies and missing people but the bad weather is not helping their efforts.

Tá oibrithe tarrthála ar a ndícheall féachaint le teacht ar choirp agus ar dhaoine atá ar iarraidh ach níl an droch-aimsir ag cuidiú lena gcuid iarrachtaí.

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, declared this burning a major disaster yesterday and financial aid has now been promised to the region.

D'fhógair Uachtarán na Stát Aontaithe,Joe Biden an loscadh seo ina mórthubaiste inné agus tá cúnamh airgid geallta don réigiún anois.

Authorities in Maui say it will take billions of dollars and many years to repair the damage there.

Deir na húdaráis i Maui go dtógfaidh sé na billiúin dollar agus cuid mhaith blianta leis an damáiste atá déanta ansin a chur ina cheart.

The Hawaiian islands are about 2,000 miles west of the west coast of the United States.

Tá oileáin Hawaii thart ar 2,000 míle siar ó chósta thiar na Stát Aontaithe.

Hawaii has been an American state since 1959.

Stát de chuid Mheiriceá is ea Hawaii ó 1959.

Burning after destroying Maui

Loscadh i ndiaidh Maui a scriosadh