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'There's extreme sadness' - Kildare woman who evacuated home in Maui
9 minutes Posted Aug 15, 2023 at 2:58 pm.
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A Kildare woman living on the Hawiian island of Maui - where wildfires have so far claimed 99 lives and destroyed a historic town - has told how she and her young daughter had to evacuate their home with only their passports and a change of clothes.
Eileen Gallegos, originally from Celbridge in Co Kildare lives in the area and witnessed as the fires destroyed her local area…