Posted on 09/04/2023 3:52:09 AM PDT by Libloather
There are still 385 people on the official list of those missing after the Maui wildfire 27 days after the blaze tore through the seaside town of Lahaina, killing at least 115 people.
The FBI and the Maui Police Department announced Friday that 245 of the people on the list of 388 missing individuals from the previous week were located and removed from the list. But, a nearly equal number of new names were added.
The new figure was an unfortunate amendment to what Hawaiian Governor Josh Green said he had expected just one day earlier, which was that the number of missing people would fall below 100.
'We think the number has dropped down into the double digits, so thank God,' Green said in a video.
In a statement, he added: 'Exact numbers are going to take time, perhaps a long time, to become finalized.'
After the new update, Green said the number of fatalities following mass casualty events are often in flux until investigations are completed.
He also said that there are less than 50 'active missing person cases,' though he did not go into specifics about that figure.
Authorities believe that at least 115 were killed by the 1,000-degree blaze. The names of 50 of the deceased have been made public, and most of the rest have yet to be identified.
On August 8, flames pushed by 60 mph gusts of wind tore through the 12,000-person town, razing homes and businesses alike and destroying a place with strong ties to Native Hawaiian history.
More than half of the town's residents are now living in hotels and short-term rentals as they figure out what's next as the EPA works to eliminate hazardous waste left in the town's burn zone.
Reconstruction will be a long and expensive process.
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But at least you have avoided answering my questions about the Oprah/Bill Gates intentional murder conspiracy theory. So I can at least assume you disavow it, thankfully, even though you won't confirm.
Can’t they stay at the same resorts FEMA employees are staying at? Or at Oprah’s place?
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