Approximately a week following the devastating wildfires that have wreaked havoc on Maui, marking the deadliest inferno the region has seen in over a century, a fresh array of challenges has emerged. Amidst the ongoing agony of residents awaiting information about their missing loved ones, a new and distressing predicament has arisen: opportunistic looters and profiteers aiming to exploit the tragedy.
A local entrepreneur has reported that individuals, driven by desperation for resources like fuel and other scarce necessities, are plundering the handful of surviving businesses within Lahaina, the historic city that has endured near-complete devastation. NBC reports that a commercial sport fisherman and mechanical engineer and has called Maui home for nearly two decades, recounted his recent experience of confronting looters on his property, using a firearm to deter them.
He explained the extent of the situation on Monday, revealing, “While my boat was consumed by flames, my business miraculously remained standing. However, my premises have fallen victim to looters, with individuals pilfering gasoline.” He disclosed that he has resorted to spending nights in his car at the business location to deter further theft. “They’ve been puncturing the gas tanks and siphoning off the fuel,” he added, underscoring the gravity of the issue.
The aftermath of the wildfires has thus unveiled a distressing layer of criminal activity amidst the already dire circumstances faced by the residents of Maui. SOURCE: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/looters-land-speculators-move-deadly-hawaii-fires-rcna99812
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