28 ส.ค. 2023 เวลา 04:00 • ข่าวรอบโลก

Survivors describe how wind funneled fire right into Lahaina | Global News

A man who was able to escape the wildfire that swept through Lahaina — destroying the town and leaving scores of people dead — described the horrifying moments the fire overtook the town. 🔥💨
  • คำศัพท์น่ารู้
  • Escape (adj.) หลบหนี
  • Wildfire (N.) ไฟป่า
  • Horrify (V.) ทำให้น่ากลัว
  • Overtook ลามเข้าไปยัง
Craig Bradley said wind “funneled” the fire right into Lahaina as people were still sleeping.
  • คำศัพท์น่ารู้
  • Funneled (V.) เคลื่อนตัว
“I’m just horrified. It’s just so much heavy smoke being pushed at such a high velocity,” Bradley explained. 😨
  • คำศัพท์น่ารู้
  • Horrified รู้สึกหวาดกลัว
  • Velocity (n.) ความเร็ว
“It’s just being funneled straight into Lahaina from right across the highway from Lahaina, like maybe a couple hundred yards or something. And there’s a couple houses in that spot and they’re going up: ‘Boom, Boom!’" he added. 💥
  • คำศัพท์น่ารู้
  • Right across ฝั่งตรงข้าม
  • A couple hundred yards อีกประมาณ 2-3 ร้อยเมตร
Another survivor said she was surprised by the quickness with which the fire came upon the town.
  • คำศัพท์น่ารู้
  • Survivor (N.) ผู้รอดชีวิต
  • Surprised รู้สึกตกตะลึง
  • Quickness (N.) ความรวดเร็ว
  • Came upon ท่วม
Hawaii governor Josh Green said “very little” was left of Lahaina, with more than 2,700 structures destroyed in what is now the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Ninety-six people have been confirmed dead so far. ⚰️☠️
  • คำศัพท์น่ารู้
  • Governor (N.) ผู้ว่าการรัฐฮาวาย
  • So far จนถึงตอนนี้
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