Officials warn number of fatalities will rise further as responders search hundreds of charred buildings
the fires that tore through parts of Maui were still short of full containment and being battled by firefighters.
“As we continue to support all aspects of the ongoing relief effort, now is the time to begin this process of understanding.”Nearly every building was destroyed on Front Street, the heart of Lahaina and the economic hub of the island. The wildfires are the state’s deadliest natural disaster in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people.
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