“We will build back together,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Sunday, as the Maui wildfires' death toll rose to 96. “We will find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life to the best of our ability.”
, but Green said he expects the number to rise. He said 35 additional members of an Urban Search and Rescue team are arriving — along with 20 dogs to help pick through the rubble.
“We will build back together. We will find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life to the best of our ability.”Destroyed buildings and homes are pictured in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina. Green added, “that level of destruction in a fire hurricane — something new to us in this age of global warming — was the ultimate reason that so many people perished.”The devastating wildfire that tore though parts of Maui and destroyed much of Lahaina is the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
Federal officials have provided search dogs to help assist efforts to recover fire victims, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said Saturday.Up to 4,500 displaced people are in need of shelter, according to a Maui County Facebook post citing the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Firefighting efforts continue
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