Maui wildfires: Hawaii governor says at least 99 dead amid ‘incredible’ destruction

The Guardian
Aug 15, 2023

Maui wildfires: Hawaii governor says at least 99 dead amid ‘incredible’ destruction


Hawaii’s governor warned that many more people could be found dead, nearly a week after a ferocious wildfire raged through parts of Maui.

The death toll from last Tuesday’s inferno has reached 99, making it the US’s deadliest wildfire in the past 100 years.

Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, gave a news conference on Monday evening where he confirmed the new death toll and said that the scale of destruction was “incredible”.

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