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At least one dead, homes swept away as Tropical Storm Lala floods Hawaii

Hurricane Lala has lashed Hawaii with heavy rain and strong winds, causing flash floods that have swept away about 100 homes and left at least one person dead.

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Honolulu

34 years

Hawaii is bracing for a potential first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years.

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  • Hawaii Emergency Management Agency

    Published today

    Secondary source

    Claims supported (1)

    • · Hawaii has declared a state of emergency ahead of an approaching hurricane.

  • National Hurricane Center

    Published today

    Secondary source

    Claims supported (1)

    • · The upcoming storm is projected to be the strongest to impact Hawaii in multiple decades.

Independent reporting5

Separate newsrooms reporting the event through their own reporting chain.

  • BBC World

    Published today

    Secondary source

    Claims supported (1)

    • · About 100 homes have been swept away in Hawaii by flash floods triggered by Hurricane Lala.

  • Al Jazeera

    Published today

    Secondary source

    Claims supported (2)

    • · The approaching storm is named Tropical Storm Lala.
    • · Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen as it nears Hawaii.

  • Al Jazeera

    Published today

    Secondary source

    Claims supported (4)

    • · Hurricane Lala has weakened to a tropical storm.
    • · Hurricane Lala has caused flash floods in Hawaii.
    • · Flooding continues to impact Hawaii.

  • Deutsche Welle

    Published today

    Secondary source

    Claims supported (1)

    • · Hawaii has declared a state of emergency ahead of an approaching hurricane.

  • France 24

    Published today

    Secondary source

    Claims supported (2)

    • · Hurricane Lala avoided making a direct hit on Hawaii.
    • · Hurricane Lala brought strong weather conditions to Hawaii.

Local / specialist reporting1

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  • thv11.com

    Published today

    Secondary source

    Claims supported (2)

    • · Hawaii has declared a state of emergency ahead of an approaching hurricane.
    • · Tropical Storm Lala hit Hawaii.

Contradictory evidence1

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  • BBC World

    Published today

    Secondary source

    Claims supported (13)

    • · Hawaii is bracing for a potential first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years.
    • · Storm Lala has strengthened into a hurricane.
    • · Hurricane Lala is approaching Hawaii's Big Island.

    Claims contradicted (1)

    • · Hawaii is bracing for a potential first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years.

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Live updates

  1. 1:30 AM

    New evidence added: BBC World — About 100 homes have been swept away in Hawaii by flash floods triggered by Hurricane Lala.

  2. 1:30 AM

    BBC reports about 100 homes have been swept away as Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii.

  3. 12:03 AM

    Hawaii declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Lala hit the state.

  4. Aug 16 · 11:40 PM

    Answered: Whether the flash floods have caused casualties or swept away homes. — At least one person has died and multiple homes have been swept away by flash floods in Hawaii.

  5. Aug 16 · 11:40 PM

    Officials confirm one person has died and homes have been swept away by flash floods in Hawaii.

  6. Aug 16 · 4:51 PM

    Lala has weakened to a tropical storm, though torrential rain and flash flooding continue to affect Hawaii.

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  • The total scale of power grid and infrastructure damage expected.
  • The official basis for the shelter and hazard statements is not supplied.
  • The total scale of power grid and infrastructure damage expected across the Hawaiian islands.
  • The official basis for the shelter and hazard statements.

Update & correction history

  1. 1:30 AM

    New evidence added: BBC World — About 100 homes have been swept away in Hawaii by flash floods triggered by Hurricane Lala.

  2. 1:30 AM

    BBC reports about 100 homes have been swept away as Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii.

  3. 12:03 AM

    Hawaii declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Lala hit the state.

  4. Aug 16 · 11:40 PM

    Answered: Whether the flash floods have caused casualties or swept away homes. — At least one person has died and multiple homes have been swept away by flash floods in Hawaii.

  5. Aug 16 · 11:40 PM

    Officials confirm one person has died and homes have been swept away by flash floods in Hawaii.

  6. Aug 16 · 4:51 PM

    Lala has weakened to a tropical storm, though torrential rain and flash flooding continue to affect Hawaii.

  7. Aug 16 · 4:02 PM

    Hurricane Lala has weakened to a tropical storm as flooding persists in Hawaii.

  8. Aug 16 · 3:41 PM

    Hurricane Lala has weakened to a tropical storm, though flooding continues to impact Hawaii.

  9. Aug 16 · 3:21 PM

    Hurricane Lala has weakened to a tropical storm after causing flash flooding in Hawaii.

  10. Aug 16 · 2:00 PM

    BBC World reports that Hurricane Lala has triggered flash floods in Hawaii as strong winds and rain continue to lash the islands.

  11. Aug 16 · 1:21 PM

    Hurricane Lala has triggered flash floods in Hawaii as strong winds and heavy rains continue to affect the state.

  12. Aug 16 · 12:01 PM

    Hurricane Lala bypassed Hawaii's Big Island without making a direct hit, though it still brought strong winds and rain.

  13. Aug 16 · 11:42 AM

    BBC reports that Hurricane Lala is actively lashing Hawaii with strong winds and torrential rain.

  14. Aug 16 · 10:21 AM

    BBC reports Hurricane Lala is lashing Hawaii with strong winds and torrential rain.

  15. Aug 16 · 9:41 AM

    Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii with strong winds and flash flooding, causing at least one death and sweeping away homes.

  16. Aug 16 · 9:22 AM

    Answered: The exact path of the eye of Hurricane Lala as it nears land. — The eye of Hurricane Lala skirted past the Big Island rather than making a direct hit.

  17. Aug 16 · 9:22 AM

    Answered: The exact path of the eye of the hurricane as it nears land. — The eye of Hurricane Lala skirted past the Big Island without making direct landfall.

  18. Aug 16 · 9:22 AM

    Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island, avoiding a direct landfall but bringing heavy rain.

  19. Aug 16 · 9:22 AM

    Hurricane Lala has begun lashing Hawaii, with at least one storm-related death reported on the Big Island.

  20. Aug 16 · 8:40 AM

    Hurricane Lala begins lashing Hawaii with strong winds and torrential rain.

  21. Aug 16 · 7:41 AM

    Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall, bringing heavy winds and rain but sparing the state a direct hit.

  22. Aug 16 · 7:08 AM

    Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall, sparing the state a direct hit.

  23. Aug 16 · 7:01 AM

    Hurricane Lala's outer bands began impacting Hawaii, bringing heavy rain and a recorded wind gust of 140 mph.

  24. Aug 16 · 5:30 AM

    BBC News reports Hawaii is preparing for its first potential direct hurricane hit in 34 years.

  25. Aug 16 · 4:50 AM

    Major news outlets confirm Storm Lala has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as Hawaii prepares for a potential direct hit.

  26. Aug 16 · 4:10 AM

    Major news outlets confirm Storm Lala has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane threatening Hawaii's Big Island.

  27. Aug 16 · 3:10 AM

    Major news outlets confirm Storm Lala has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane as Hawaii prepares for a potential direct hit.

  28. Aug 16 · 1:51 AM

    Major news outlets confirm Hurricane Lala is approaching the Big Island, threatening the first direct hit on Hawaii in 34 years.

  29. Aug 16 · 1:10 AM

    Major news outlets confirm Hurricane Lala has strengthened to Category 1 and threatens Hawaii's Big Island.

  30. Aug 16 · 12:21 AM

    Hurricane Lala threatens to make landfall on Hawaii's Big Island as a Category 1 storm.

  31. Aug 16 · 12:01 AM

    Storm Lala has strengthened into a hurricane as it approaches Hawaii's Big Island, threatening torrential rains.

  32. Aug 16 · 12:01 AM

    New evidence from BBC World: Forecasters have warned of torrential rains in Hawaii due to Hurricane Lala.

  33. Aug 16 · 12:01 AM

    New evidence from BBC World: Hurricane Lala is approaching Hawaii's Big Island.

  34. Aug 16 · 12:01 AM

    New evidence from BBC World: Storm Lala has strengthened into a hurricane.

  35. Aug 15 · 11:51 PM

    Storm Lala has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane as Hawaii prepares for a potential direct hit.

  36. Aug 15 · 11:32 PM

    Major news outlets confirm Storm Lala has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as Hawaii braces for a potential historic direct hit.

  37. Aug 15 · 10:42 PM

    Major news outlets confirm Hawaii is under a state of emergency as Hurricane Lala threatens a historic direct hit.

  38. Aug 15 · 9:31 PM

    Answered: The specific evidence and comparison period underlying “strongest to impact Hawaii in multiple decades” are not supplied. — The storm represents a potential first direct hit by a hurricane to Hawaii in 34 years.

  39. Aug 15 · 9:31 PM

    Answered: The storm’s name, current classification, forecast intensity, and expected timing are not supplied. — The storm is named Lala and has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane.

  40. Aug 15 · 9:31 PM

    Storm Lala has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as Hawaii braces for its first potential direct hit in 34 years.

  41. Aug 15 · 9:20 PM

    Hawaii is bracing for a potential first direct hurricane hit in 34 years.

  42. Aug 15 · 9:20 PM

    New evidence from BBC World: Hawaii is bracing for a potential first direct hit by a hurricane in 34 years.

  43. Aug 15 · 6:00 PM

    The approaching storm has been identified as Tropical Storm Lala, which is expected to strengthen as it nears Hawaii.

  44. Aug 15 · 6:00 PM

    New evidence from Al Jazeera: Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen as it nears Hawaii.

  45. Aug 15 · 6:00 PM

    New evidence from Al Jazeera: The approaching storm is named Tropical Storm Lala.

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