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Hawaii death toll rises to 93, making it deadliest US wildfire in 100 years

Members of a search-and-rescue team walk along a street in Lahaina [Rick Bowmer/AP Photo]

People in the Hawaiian resort town ravaged by a horrific inferno have expressed anger as the death toll from the wildfires rose to 93 on Saturday, making it officially the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years.

Officials said the death toll might go up further as search teams continued sifting through the ruins of Lahaina town located on Maui island. The resort town of more than 12,000 people has been reduced to ruins, its lively hotels and restaurants turned to ashes.

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