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Hawaii says 850 missing after Maui wildfires ahead of Biden visit

Tim Laborte holds flyers with a photo of his stepfather, Joseph Lara, who has been missing since the Maui fire raged through Lahaina in Hawaii [Liliana Salgado/Reuters]

Emergency responders are still sifting through the devastation caused by wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui as 850 names remain on a missing persons list.

The grim update comes ahead of a visit to the island by United States President Joe Biden on Monday. To date, 114 people have been confirmed dead in the fires, which were first sparked on August 8, according to Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen. At least 27 of the dead have been identified, he said.

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