William: Good evening, and
welcome to the "Newshour."
Survivors on maui spent another
day picking up the pieces more
than a week after wildfires
devastated parts of the island.
The confirmed death toll now
stands at 111 people, even as
rescue crews work to find more
of the missing.
Donation centers have been set
up to distribute food, clothing,
and other essential supplies,
and to offer encouragement in
the wake of such devastating
loss.
>> People are telling us, get
out of here.
The air is not good, the water
is not good.
But people that lost their
clothes, their cars, people that
lost everything, and they're
living in neighbors' houses or
whatever, they need -- we need
to be close to them so they can
come and get supplies.
William: Crews have searched
roughly 40% of the disaster area
so far.
Hawaii's governor estimates that
over 1000 people are still
unaccounted for.
Wildfires have also burned a
widespread area in Canada's
northwest territories.
A mass evacuation is underway in
yellow-knife.
The region's capital city and
home to some 20,000 people, as a
blaze burns about 10 miles away.
Residents sped past burnt
forests and heavy plumes of
smoke as they fled from the
fire's path.
The city's mayor warned that the
window to safely evacuate is
shrinking.
>> There is a possibility that
without rain, the fire reaches
the outskirts of yellowknife by
the weekend.
It is approaching, but there's
time to complete the community
evacuation.
It's being called now so that we
can allow people the opportunity
to drive while the highway is
open.
Conditions will be smoky, and
residents should drive with
caution and care.
William: More than 200 active
wildfires are burning in the
northwest territories, and over
1000 across all of Canada.
Monsoon rains have pummeled
northern India for days now, as
residents scramble for safety
from the resulting floods and
landslides.
At least 72 people have died.
In shimla, video captured the
moment an entire section of
cliff broke off and toppled down
a mountainside, taking several
homes with it.
Crews have rescued over 2000
people by digging through the
himalayan terrain, or airlifting
people from the floodwaters.
In Pakistan, authorities have
arrested more than 100 muslims
following a round of attacks on
Christian churches and homes.
A mob stormed the town of
janranwala overnight, angered by
an alleged desecration of a
quran.
Most Christian residents were
able to escape.
But they returned to find their
property vandalized and
destroyed.
Police patrolled the streets to
try and prevent more violence.
>> Look at our houses, look at
our churches, look at our
street.
If someone did wrong, arrest
them.
Why are our houses and churches
being burned?
It was one person's mistake, and
they burned all the churches in
janranwala.
Why did they destroy these poor
people's homes, where will they
stay?
They lost everything.
William: No casualties were
reported.
Christians make up about 2% of
Pakistan's population.
More than 60 people are feared
dead after a ship carrying
mostly senegalese migrants
capsized in the atlantic ocean.
Rescuers searched the waters
near the island of cape Verde
off west Africa.
They've rescued dozens, but more
than 50 others are still
missing.
The boat left Senegal last week
carrying about 100 people en
route to Spain.
In economic news, U.S. Mortgage
rates have hit their highest
levels in more than 20 years.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said
that the average long-term rate
climbed to more than 7% this
week.
That's up from 5% a year ago.
And on Wall Street, stocks fell
for a third straight day.
The Dow Jones industrial average
shed 291 points to close at
34,475.
The NASDAQ lost 158 points.
The S&P 500 slipped 34.
Still to come on the "Newshour,"
diplomat Rahm Emanuel discusses
a critical upcoming summit with
the U.S., South Korea and Japan.
Pulitzer-prize winning author
Ann Patchett discusses her new
book, "Tom lake."
We highlight the
often-overlooked career of the
woman known as the first lady of
physics.
Plus much more.
>> This is the "Pbs newshour"
from weta studios in Washington
and in the west from the Walter
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