Death toll from Hawaii wildfires drops to 97 – Hawaii Governor
Washington DC, US Reuters The death toll from last month’s wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has dropped to 97 and the number of people missing is now 31, Hawaii Governor Josh Green told CNN in an interview on Friday. Combined Joint Task Force 50 (CJTF-50) search, rescue and recovery personnel conduct search operations […]
Maui tourism, an economic mainstay, sparks anger amid fire ruin
Reuters The incongruous sight of tourists enjoying Maui’s tropical beaches while search-and-rescue teams trawl building ruins and waters for victims of the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century has outraged some residents. They have vented on social media, posting video of tourists enjoying holiday activities like snorkeling while the death toll in the […]
Updated: Maui officials defend decision not to sound sirens during wildfire
Updated: 12:30pm Lahaina, Hawaii, US Reuters Maui’s emergency management chief on Wednesday defended his agency’s decision against sounding sirens during last week’s deadly wildfire amid questions about whether doing so might have saved lives. Herman Andaya, administrator of the Maui County Emergency Management Agency, said sirens in Hawaii are used to alert people to tsunamis. […]
Maui’s displaced grow restless as search for fire victims drags on
Kahului, Hawaii, US Reuters A week after a ferocious wildfire ravaged the Maui resort town of Lahaina, anxious residents were still awaiting news of hundreds of missing loved ones on Tuesday, as teams with cadaver dogs conducted a painstaking block-by-block search of the ashes. Local, state and federal rescue workers have urged patience. The teams […]
Hawaii churches offer prayers for the dead and the missing after devastating Maui wildfires
Lahaina, Hawaii AP Parishioners mourned the dead and prayed for the missing Sunday in Hawaii churches as communities began looking ahead to a long recovery from last week’s wildfire that demolished a historic Maui town and killed more than 90 people. Maria Lanakila Church in Lahaina was spared from the flames that wiped out most of the surrounding community, […]
Maui wildfires death toll hits 93 amid frantic search for the missing
Kahului, Hawaii, US Reuters The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 93 on Sunday as relatives of the missing frantically searched for signs their loved ones may still be alive. Hawaii Governor Josh Green on Sunday likened the burnt-out city of Lahaina to a “war zone” after the fast-moving blaze engulfed the northwest coast […]
Maui wildfires deadliest in a century as death toll hits 89
Kahului, Hawaii Reuters The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 89 on Saturday, making it the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century – and the total is likely to rise in coming days as search teams with cadaver dogs continue sifting through the ruins of Lahaina. The scale of the damage came […]
Maui wildfire death toll hits 80 as questions raised over warnings
Maalaea, Hawaii, US Reuters The death toll from the Maui wildfires rose to 80 on Friday as search teams combed through the smoldering ruins of Lahaina, and Hawaiian officials sought to determine how the inferno spread so rapidly through the historic resort town with little warning. The fires became the deadliest natural disaster in the […]
Maui wildfire death toll rises to 67, leaves painful questions in its wake
Maalaea, Hawaii Reuters Hawaiian officials on Friday were still trying to determine what caused a deadly wildfire to sweep through Lahaina on Maui island with terrifying speed, killing at least 67 and decimating the historic resort town with little warning to residents. The death toll was expected to rise as search teams combed through the […]