Wildfires have devastated the city of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui, leaving the popular tourist attraction a scorched hellscape, with only steaming pile of ash remaining.

At least 36 people have died from the devastating fires — fuelled by winds from Hurricane Dora hundreds of miles away — as it made its path through neighborhoods, causing residents to have to take shelter in the ocean to survive.

At least 14 people, including two children, have been rescued from the water. Others have suffered burns and other injuries from trying to save themselves from the rapidly spreading disaster.

Before and after photos show the devastation left behind, with entire neighborhoods razed to the ground.

Helicopter Pilot Richard Olsten, who has flown tourists above the island for 50 years, said the area looked like it was “bombed.”

“It’s like a war,” he told Hawaii News Now.

Nearly 300 structures, including popular tourist attractions and historic buildings, have been destroyed by the wildfires and rubble has begun to pile high next to the waterfront as homes, boats, and nature has been torched to lifeless frames.

More than 11,000 have been evacuated and airlines are offering discounted flights to help get people off the island as satellite images show nothing but charred remains and a “decimated” scene behind.

Hurricane Dora is partly to blame for the rapidly moving flames as the storm’s strong winds off the coast are creating problems for authorities to contain the fire.