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At least 93 dead in Hawaii wildfires, with figure expected to rise
Members of a search-and-rescue team walk along a street, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following heavy damage caused by wildfire
THE death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town in Hawaii reached 93 today, with authorities warning the number of casulaties could rise significantly.
Efforts to find and identify the dead are still in the early stages, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said, as crews with cadaver dogs had covered just 3 per cent of the search area over the weekend.
He said that the death toll is likely to grow and “none of us really know the size of it yet.”
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