Officials have provided no breakdown of who remains unaccounted for on the island.
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissenon what he said was the “first of many daily reports” that will update the number of missing people. Initially, more than 2,000 people were unaccounted for, and he said the lists of names that families and friends had given local and federal agencies were recently “combined and refined” by the FBI — a “thorough and time-consuming process,” he explained.He provided no breakdown of how many residents vs.
“We are both saddened and relieved about these numbers as we continue the recovery process,” Bissen said. The mayor urged those with immediate family members still missing to provide DNA samples to assist in the identification process at the family assistance center set up at the Hyatt Regency in Ka’anapali. Those not on Maui have been asked to contact the FBI to provide DNA samples.
“Our lives have changed forever and things will not be the same,” Bissen said. “What will be the same is the way we care for each other as we grieve and go through this together.”Advertisement “I know how profoundly loss can impact a family and a community and I know nothing can replace the loss of life,” he said in a statement Sunday. “I will do everything in my power to help Maui recover and rebuild from this tragedy.”Biden has been in contact with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, who has warned that the death toll will likely rise in coming days as the search for remains continues in Lahaina, a seaside community of 12,000.
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