Monday Briefing

Death toll from Maui fires continues to rise

A summer season of ferocious climate throughout a lot of the U.S. has now yielded the nation’s deadliest wildfire in additional than a century. On the Hawaiian island of Maui, at the very least 93 individuals have been confirmed useless, greater than 2,200 buildings have been leveled and many individuals on the island stay unaccounted for after what started as scattered brush fires rapidly escalated.

The demise toll may enhance as rescuers journey to components of the state which have been blocked by fires or by closed roads, and a exact determine might not be recognized for weeks. Dozens of individuals have additionally been injured, some critically.

No trigger for the hearth has been decided, however specialists mentioned one chance was that lively energy traces that fell in excessive winds ignited the wildfire that finally unfold to Lahaina, a coastal city of 13,000 in western Maui that was leveled. Low humidity and powerful mountain winds, in addition to worsening drought situations, in all probability additionally contributed to the hearth, as did invasive flora.

Related: Those staying close to Lahaina say they’ve obtained way more assist from volunteers than from federal and native companies.

Ukraine’s counteroffensive, with out fighter jets

Lacking important air energy, can Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive prevail? Military officers and specialists say sure — however it’s more likely to be far tougher with out F-16 fighter jets, a complicated plane and a pillar of the warfare techniques that the West has urged Ukraine to undertake.

The Biden administration waited greater than a yr earlier than letting NATO nations ship the jets to Ukraine. By the time pilots are educated, it is going to be too late for them to help and shield floor forces slogging by means of this section of preventing.

Some specialists mentioned that the dearth of air energy had put Ukraine at an obstacle towards Russian assault helicopters, which have picked off Ukrainian tanks and armored autos. With extra warplanes, one Austrian intelligence officer mentioned, Ukraine may higher defend its floor troops from such assaults. Neither Ukraine nor Russia has achieved air superiority for the reason that struggle started final yr.

In different news from the struggle:

• Russian shelling killed at the very least seven individuals, together with a household of 4, within the Kherson area of southern Ukraine, officers mentioned.

• Ukraine’s army has made “tactically significant” progress in its counteroffensive, analysts say, making good points which have compelled Moscow to divert forces from different components of the entrance line.

Deadly boat accident in Senegal

At least 16 our bodies of migrants hoping to achieve Spain have been recovered in Dakar, the capital of the Western African nation of Senegal. Their our bodies washed ashore about three weeks after the migrants’ wood fishing boat struck a hoop of underwater rocks. It was the most recent in a string of tragedies to befall individuals risking the treacherous ocean path to Europe.

The boat was being chased by patrol vessels from Spain and Senegal in near-total darkness when it hit the rocks, a witness mentioned. Senegalese officers mentioned they have been investigating, and a spokesman for Spain’s Interior Ministry denied {that a} Spanish patrol vessel pursued the pirogue, saying their patrol boat alerted the Senegalese authorities {that a} boat was sinking after it ran aground.

The clear vitality future is arriving sooner than imagined amid a pivot from fossil fuels and towards wind, photo voltaic and different greener types of vitality. Renewables are actually anticipated to overhaul coal by 2025 because the world’s largest supply of electrical energy.

For extra: Resistance to wind and photo voltaic tasks from environmentalists is among the many impediments to widespread conversion to renewables.

Lives Lived

In her native Italy, the novelist Michela Murgia was a voice for minority teams and a lightning rod for political debate. She has died at 51.

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ARTS AND IDEAS

Blackout weddings

Twenty years in the past this month within the U.S., the ability went out throughout the Northeast and the Midwest, turning weddings into chaotic however fulfilling occasions. The blackout stranded company who have been en path to weddings, turned off a blow dryer as one bride was preparing and lower the lights and sound at reception halls. For The Times, Sadiba Hasan requested {couples} who married that weekend: Did a marriage day disaster arrange your marriage for fulfillment?

For Dr. Dvasha Stollman, the reply is sure. At her wedding ceremony, mild got here solely from candles and from boats exterior the window of the seaside occasion house. Caterers stored meals scorching with transportable heaters. A band performed conventional Jewish music acoustically, and company shed layers of clothes to deal with the dearth of air-conditioning.

“It was a very campy feel,” Dr. Stollman mentioned. “Anyone who went to our wedding had really the best time.”

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