The official death toll has reached 93 in this week’s wildfires on Maui, and there are warnings it could rise further. Here are the latest updates.
The Maui wildfires are now the deadliest the US has seen in more than 100 years.
“This is the largest natural disaster we’ve ever experienced,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Saturday. “It’s going to also be a natural disaster that’s going to take an incredible amount of time to recover from.”National Fire Protection Association , the fire in Lahaina is the fifth deadliest in US history and the worst since the 1918 Cloquet fire in Minnesota. But officials warn the figure is expected to rise further still. “None of us really know the size of it yet,” Maui Police ChiefOnly two of the people whose remains have been found in the wake of the wildfire have been identified, according to an update from
. The police chief emphasized it would take time to identify people who died in such an intense firestorm.Around 2,200 structures have been destroyed or damaged as a result of the fires in Maui, Green said, with losses approaching an estimated $6 billion.Firefighters have made some progress on the three largest wildfires that crews have been combating on Maui. The deadly fire in hard-hit Lahaina has not grown, but is still: The fires have displaced thousands of people.
. At least 1,000 rooms have been secured for support staff and those displaced by the Lahaina fires. Long-term housing solutions are being sought.: Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez will lead a comprehensive review of officials’ response to the catastrophic wildfires. “My Department is committed to understanding the decisions that were made before and during the wildfires and to sharing with the public the results of this review,” Lopez said in a statement.
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