ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Along the empty streets of Lahaina, Hawaii, the warped shells of vehicles sit as if frozen in time, some of them still in the middle of the road, pointed toward escapes that were cut short. Others are in driveways next to houses that are now piles of ash, many still smoldering with acrid smoke. A few agitated myna birds chirp from their perches on palm trees that have been singed like matchsticks, the carcasses of other birds and several cats scattered below them in the streets. Across the town that was once home to 13,000 people, residents are slowly returning and sifting through the debris of their homes. Some of them are in tears, finding little to salvage. With the death toll rising, the true scope of the tragedy is still unfolding. In the wake of the fire that tore through Lahaina this week with stunning velocity, killing at least 67 people, much of the small, historic town was cut off for days from the rest of the island of Maui because of downed power lines and police checkpoints. It sat in lonely desolation, the houses uninhabitable, the search for victims slowed by a lack of personnel and a growing conviction that no one would be found alive. Read more about the fire’s destruction in Lahaina and the residents affected at the link in our bio. Photos by @philipcheungphoto, @maxwhittaker and @gonakamu」8月13日 3時01分