Calling it "one of the worst catastrophes" in the history of the US, Trump lashed out over the inability of authorities to put out the California fires.
People were jumping in the water to save themselves from the fire that wrapped around so quickly that the only way to escape was to go down to the water's edge.
Strong winds from a far-off hurricane Dora fuelled the fires in the city of Lahaina, primary tourist attraction in Maui in Hawaii, resulting in the fatalities
Images shared on social media sites soon drew traction and many media houses reported that Uttarakhand has been burning in a forest fire for the last four days