The dead reached 93 from fires in Hawaiiaccording to a new tally released by Maui County authorities, with the total expected to rise further as searches continue at what remains of the historic city of Laheinathe popular resort with about 13,000 inhabitants.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green warned at a news conference that the death toll will continue to rise as more victims are identified. Trained dogs have covered only 3 percent of the search area, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said.
“It will take many years to rebuild Laheina. It looks like a bomb went off”he emphasized, urging survivors of the fires to provide DNA samples to help in the already difficult task of identifying the dead.
Emphasizing the horrors of the research effort, he described both human remains so fragile that they break in the hands of crews and end up scattered on the ground. The blaze was so destructive it “melted metal,” he added.
Only two of the approximately 93 people killed in the Maui wildfires have so far been identified. Officials have not yet given an estimate of how many people are missing, with unofficial count brings the number of people still missing to 1,302.
Gov. Josh Green said at least 2,200 buildings were damaged or destroyed in West Maui, with total damage estimated at nearly $6 billion. Most of the damaged buildings were in residential areas.
Source: News Beast
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