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Nina Lakhani in West Maui

Exclusive: Maui wildfire survivors face soaring rates of depression and lung problems – study

landscape with debris and a sign warning of environmental hazards
One of the burn zones in Lahaina. After the fire, the study found three out of four participants had an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. Photograph: Phil Jung/The Guardian

Rates of depression, respiratory problems and kidney abnormalities are soaring among survivors of the Maui wildfire, according to the preliminary findings from a groundbreaking study.

The University of Hawaii (UH) has partnered with community health groups to track, understand and address the impacts on health and social conditions caused by the deadliest American wildfire in more than a century, which killed 100 people and destroyed more than 2,200 buildings as it razed the historic town of Lahaina.

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