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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrea Cavallier

1,000 still missing in Maui as survivor reveals harrowing details of dead babies in ocean

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A man who escaped the Maui fires by spending hours in the ocean has revealed harrowing details of how he survived one of the most terrifying natural disasters the country has seen in years.

The death toll from the Hawaiian wildfires has now climbed to 106, but officials expect that number to increase further as searchers sift through the toxic rubble for victims and around 1,000 people are still missing.

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