More than 2 weeks after Maui fires, families are desperate to learn relatives' fate
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More than 2 weeks after Maui fires, families are desperate to learn relatives' fate

NPR  

More than 2 weeks after Maui fires, families are desperate to learn relatives' fate The search continues for over 1,000 people who are still unaccounted for after the wildfires on Maui. LEILA FADEL, HOST: More than two weeks after Maui's deadly wildfire, 115 people have been confirmed dead, but more than a thousand are still unaccounted for. In a statement to NPR, the Red Cross says they go to great lengths to match people, but reunification can take time, and they get the permission of the person they find before they contact any family member. But meanwhile, Leila, all this time, the boy's family had been getting calls from different officers asking if they'd seen their son so that police could take him off their unaccounted for list.

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Biden to visit Maui wildfire disaster site, aid in hand
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden to visit Maui wildfire disaster site, aid in hand

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii on Monday to survey the devastation from deadly wildfires that destroyed much of the Maui resort town of Lahaina last week and killed at least 110 people. Mr. Biden will get a first-hand look at the damage and meet with first responders, survivors and federal, state and …

Maui’s emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons, a day after he defended sirens’ silence during deadly wildfires
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui’s emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons, a day after he defended sirens’ silence during deadly wildfires

CNN  

CNN — The head of Maui’s emergency management agency has resigned, citing health reasons, Maui County said Thursday – a day after he defended the silence of the island’s siren system last week during the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years. As the deadly fires spread, no one tried to activate Maui’s 80-alarm, all-hazard outdoor siren system, a …

“It looked like Armageddon”: Maui wildfire survivors describe their experience fleeing destruction
1 year, 4 months ago

“It looked like Armageddon”: Maui wildfire survivors describe their experience fleeing destruction

Salon  

Rebecca Johnson and her roommates were sleeping when the wildfires erupted in Maui. Driving south along the coast, they made their way to the east side of the island, watching as flames leapt across the landscape in what looked like a "fire tornado," she said. "I kept looking at the stars, praying I could still see them," Johnson said. We …

Hawaii churches offer prayers for the dead and the missing after devastating Maui wildfires
1 year, 4 months ago

Hawaii churches offer prayers for the dead and the missing after devastating Maui wildfires

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — 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. “In the weeks ahead, the collective resources and attention of the federal, state and county government, the West Maui …

Maui fire survivor from New York narrates daring escape from the ‘horrible disaster’
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui fire survivor from New York narrates daring escape from the ‘horrible disaster’

Hindustan Times  

The wildfires in the Maui county of Hawaii, have wreaked havoc in the lives of thousands of people. A view of flames as wildfires engulfed the historic town of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, Queens native Pam Reader recalled the horrific experience of racing away from the flames which closed in on her home in the Shark Pit neighborhood of Lahaina town …

The wildfires scorching Maui have killed at least 53 people and reduced communities to ashes
1 year, 4 months ago

The wildfires scorching Maui have killed at least 53 people and reduced communities to ashes

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Find Friday’s Maui wildfires story here. The “older neighborhood” of Lahaina, an economic hub in western Maui that drew millions of tourists each year, is destroyed, Maui County Mayor Richard T. Bissen Jr. said in a Thursday afternoon news conference. Live updates: Deadly wildfires burn across Maui Here’s the latest • Billions of dollars in losses: While it’s …

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