Hurricane Lala Triggers Flash Flood Emergency in Hawaii Island’s Kau District
More than 130 residents were housed in county shelters as search teams used National Guard and Coast Guard resources after floods swept away homes, officials said.
- Torrential rainfall from Hurricane Lala triggered a flash flood emergency Saturday night in the Kau District of Hawaii Island, sweeping two homes from their foundations in Naalehu and Waiohinu.
- The Category 1 storm skirted the Hawaiian Islands without making landfall, yet it continued to punish the Big Island with hurricane-force gusts and relentless rain reaching 35 inches in higher-altitude places.
- More than 63,000 customers experienced power outages as wind gusts near 90 mph battered the area, while authorities closed multiple scenic routes due to landslides and fallen trees.
- Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda initiated search-and-rescue missions using county and National Guard resources, while Governor Josh Green confirmed one fatality from a vehicle wreck in the South Point area Saturday evening.
- Forecasters expect Lala to track northwest toward Oahu and Kauai, raising the possibility of destructive flooding and wildfires fanned by strong winds on the drier sides of the island chain.
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It is a disaster in Hawaii after an extremely powerful storm swept the islands. Over 100 houses have been completely destroyed and 183,000 people have no electricity, many roads are blocked or completely destroyed.
(Los Angeles=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Kyung-yoon = Although the U.S. state of Hawaii avoided a direct hit from Hurricane Lala, it remains within the affected area, and the state...
Hurricane Lala has killed at least one in Hawaii as rapid moving floods sweep away homes
One person has died in a storm-related incident as Hurricane Lala pounded Hawaii’s Big Island with powerful winds and torrential rain, according to a report from the Daily Mail. The Category 1 storm is pushing past the Hawaiian Islands without making landfall, yet it has already triggered dangerous flooding, widespread power outages, and emergency rescues. […]
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