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The Fire Department’s helicopter airlifted 14 people stranded by a flash flood in northwestern Maui on Monday afternoon.
A man and a woman, both 64, sustained minor injuries and were taken by ambulance to Maui Memorial Medical Center, said fire spokesman Rylan Yatsushiro.
Fire officials got a call for help at 2:49 p.m. from people in Makamakaole Gulch, between Waihee and Kahakuloa Village, off Kahekili Highway, Yatsushiro said.
The rescue of seven visitors and seven residents was completed by about 5:08 p.m., he said.
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory Monday for Maui because of heavy rain and flooding. The advisory expired at 5:30 p.m.
The chance of sporadic heavy rain continues through Friday, with the greatest chance of rain today and Friday, the weather service said.
“We do have some potential for heavy showers and the chance of a thunderstorm,” said meteorologist Tom Birchard.