Helicopter crashes on Hawaii beach

A helicopter crashed this Thursday (26) on Kalalai Beach, in Kauai, Hawaii. According to preliminary information from Kauai County, the Airborne Aviation helicopter was carrying the pilot and four passengers. According to the county, all five people are injured. Hanalei firefighters, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Kauai Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Land and Natural Resources are responding to the incident. The teams were called at around 3:45 pm (10:45 pm Brasília time). Hawaii experiences historic flooding Hawaii is experiencing its worst flooding in 20 years, which left streets submerged, washed away vehicles and damaged homes in communities north of Honolulu. The local government estimates that losses could exceed US$1 billion. Two Kona winter low-pressure systems, about a week apart, dropped torrential rains on already soggy soils unable to absorb more rainwater, damaging crops, hundreds of homes, several schools and a hospital. On Sunday, more than 2 thousand people remained without access to electricity in the state. Flooded streets due to heavy rain, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. AP Photo/Mengshin Lin

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