Canadian Evacuees Tell of Chaotic Scenes in Maui Wildfire ‘War Zone’

Matthew Taylor (right) and family members return from Maui to Vancouver International Airport on Aug. 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Nono Shen

Canadians returning from Maui have told of harrowing scenes during their escape from the fire-devastated Hawaiian island.

Among the evacuees was British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Matthew Taylor who drove through the ruined town of Lahaina on Thursday and said it resembled a “war zone.”