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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Gallagher

Morning Mail: Hawaii wildfires declared major disaster, activist says police pulled gun on him, World Cup fever grows

The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames in Lahaina, Hawaii.
The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames in Lahaina, Hawaii. Photograph: Matthew Thayer/AP

Good morning. Devastating wildfires in Hawaii have been declared a major disaster after at least 36 people were killed as a blaze engulfed the historic town of Lahaina. US officials are warning that the death toll may rise further still with desperate searches for survivors and mass evacuations underway.

Back home, a climate activist from the Disrupt Burrup Hub group claims he was pulled over at gunpoint by Western Australian police – the day before he was charged over a protest at the City Beach home of the Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill.

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