Wildfires are raging in Hawaii. 101 people died
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The death toll from fires in the US state of Hawaii has exceeded 100 people. Biden released a federal disaster declaration. It is not known how many people went missing. Fire experts estimate as one of the worst in the last century.
The number of victims of forest fires on the island of Maui, located in the state of Hawaii, USA, which has been going on for several days, has reached 101 people. It is reported by CNN.
According to data released yesterday, August 15, searches covered about 32 percent of the territory. Earlier this week, the governor said the death toll could rise significantly.
Gov. Josh Green told CNN that the bodies of some of the deceased were found in open areas, in cars or in the water in the Lahaina area of West Maui. More and more people and specially trained dogs are participating in the search.
Green said it is not known how many people have gone missing, due in part to a lack of communications.
"Many were forced to flee and give up everything they had. They don't have phones - the phones burned down," he said.
Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said at a press conference on Monday that he hoped to have inspections covering 85 to 90 percent of the fire area by the end of the week.
Search teams are checking burnt houses, commercial buildings and historical monuments.
The Maui wildfires have been ranked the deadliest fire in the US in over a century, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
Hospitals on the island of Maui are overflowing with victims of burns and smoke inhalation, officials said. US President Joe Biden issued a federal disaster declaration. The cause of the fire is not yet known, and local authorities have launched an investigation. The scale of the natural disaster is aggravated by drought and strong winds from the coast. The speed of some winds reached 130 km / h, which led to the spread of flames, sometimes at a speed of one and a half kilometers per minute.
According to data released yesterday, August 15, searches covered about 32 percent of the territory. Earlier this week, the governor said the death toll could rise significantly.
Gov. Josh Green told CNN that the bodies of some of the deceased were found in open areas, in cars or in the water in the Lahaina area of West Maui. More and more people and specially trained dogs are participating in the search.
Green said it is not known how many people have gone missing, due in part to a lack of communications.
"Many were forced to flee and give up everything they had. They don't have phones - the phones burned down," he said.
Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said at a press conference on Monday that he hoped to have inspections covering 85 to 90 percent of the fire area by the end of the week.
Search teams are checking burnt houses, commercial buildings and historical monuments.
The Maui wildfires have been ranked the deadliest fire in the US in over a century, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
Hospitals on the island of Maui are overflowing with victims of burns and smoke inhalation, officials said. US President Joe Biden issued a federal disaster declaration. The cause of the fire is not yet known, and local authorities have launched an investigation. The scale of the natural disaster is aggravated by drought and strong winds from the coast. The speed of some winds reached 130 km / h, which led to the spread of flames, sometimes at a speed of one and a half kilometers per minute.
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