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Maui Death Toll Hits 93, Authorities Warn Search, Count Still In Early Stages

Wildfire wreckage is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
  • The death toll Saturday from the wild fires last week that swept through in the historic Maui town of Lahaina reached 93, with authorities warning the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages.
  • The wild fire early last is the deadliest in now the United States in more than a century.
  • Maui Police Chief John Pelletier says crews with cadaver dogs have covered just 3% of the search area.
  • The worst of the wildfire in west Maui hit Lahaina on Tuesday, destroying nearly every building in the town.
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