The Red Cross is stepping in to help recovery efforts from the Maui wildfire.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has claimed at least 96 lives. It is now the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Tourists and residents have been forced to evacuate as the blaze decimates entire communities.“This is one of the worst natural disasters that the state of Hawaii has faced,” said Annette Rowland, spokeswoman for the Alabama and Mississippi region of the Red Cross.
“We expect people to deploy in the months to come the weeks to come,” said Rowland. “The immediate need right now is sheltering, so that’s why we’ve got people there. We try to get the people that can get there the fastest that are already on the ground.”
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