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First Thing: Biden tours Maui and vows support as 114 confirmed dead

850 people are still missing after the devastating wildfires as president and first lady visit the town of Lahaina. Plus, why sweat is our secret superpower

The Guardian - UK

Maui confronts challenge of finding those unaccounted for after deadly fire

Maui authorities say more than 800 people remain unaccounted for two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed the community of Lahaina

The Independent UK

US President Biden tours aftermath of deadly Maui fires, visits Lahaina

Visit comes 13 days after Hawaiian island experienced deadliest US fire in more than a century, killing at least 114.

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In Maui, 850 people are still unaccounted for

The list of unaccounted for once contained more than 2,000 names, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said. The death toll rose to 115 people Monday.

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Hawaii says 850 missing after Maui wildfires ahead of Biden visit

Wildfires on Maui have killed at least 114 people, but emergency workers are still searching through the destruction.

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Ex-UFC champ Max Holloway says Hawaii government’s response to Maui fires ‘failed the people of Lahaina’

When former UFC cham Max Holloway thinks about the Maui wild fires that leveled Lahaina town, he's overcome with heartbreak and anger.

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Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'

Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history

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Maui wildfires – latest: Biden surveys devastation in Hawaii as residents grapple with historic loss

After facing criticism for his response to the disaster, the President met with officials and survivors in Maui on Monday

The Independent UK

Immigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire

For foreign workers, Lahaina was an oasis

The Independent UK

Hawaii wildfires death toll rises to 114 as governor pledges to rebuild fire-ravaged Maui

The tragedy is America’s deadliest wildfire in the last century

The Independent UK

Maui’s wildfires death toll reaches 114 as emergency chief resigns amid criticism over sirens – latest

Officials chose not to sound outdoor alarms in Lahaina believing they would not have helped wildfire evacuations

The Independent UK

Maui water is unsafe even with filters, one of the lessons learned from fires in California

Experts are using strong language to warn Maui residents in Lahaina and Upper Kula not to filter their own tap water

The Independent UK

Hope is hard to let go after Maui fire, as odds wane over reuniting with still-missing loved ones

As days turn into weeks, the odds are growing longer for families hoping to be reunited with missing loved ones after a fire swept across Hawaii's town of Lahaina

The Independent UK

‘I’m heartbroken’: residents and tourists mourn the destruction of Lahaina

The historic town was beloved by visitors and locals alike, who now wonder how and when the community can be rebuilt

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A scuba instructor, musician, a family of four: first Hawaii victims named

Tributes pour in for those who died as majority of the more than 100 people killed in Maui wildfires have yet to be identified

The Independent UK

Maui’s emergency chief resigns following backlash over wildfire response as search continues – latest

Officials chose not to sound outdoor alarms in Lahaina believing they would not have helped wildfire evacuations

The Independent UK

Maui town ravaged by fire will 'rise again,' Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says the future of a Maui community devastated by deadly fire will be determined by its people

The Conversation

Yellowknife and Kelowna wildfires burn in what is already Canada's worst season on record

The devastating wildfire that destroyed the historic Maui town of Lahaina in Hawaii was still making headlines when the Northwest Territories issued an evacuation order for Yellowknife and British Columbia declared a provincewide state of emergency.

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Identifying fire victims through DNA analysis can be challenging − a geneticist explains what forensics is learning from archaeology

Fire devastates communities and families, and it makes identification of victims challenging. In the aftermath of the wildfire that swept through Lahaina, Hawaii, officials are collecting DNA samples from relatives of missing persons in the hope that this can aid in identifying those who died in the fire.

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A Filipino congregation took in its own members after their Lahaina homes burned

The devastating fires on Maui burned more than 2,000 homes and buildings in Lahaina. Many churches have taken in their congregants because they have nowhere to go.

The Guardian - US

‘Coral are going to die’: Maui wildfires take toxic toll on marine ecology

Contaminants from the fires could damage marine life, and hardy non-native grasses might grow and kindle the next fire

WEKU

A mother raced to save her son from the Maui fires. She couldn't reach him

When everyone was trying to escape the flames in Lahaina, Luz Vargas ran toward them: Her son was home alone. Days later she found his body. Sunday would have been his 15th birthday.

WEKU

3 strategies Maui can adopt from other states to help prevent dangerous wildfires

In preparing for future fires, Maui doesn't have to look far. States like California have passed wildfire policies to reduce the risk that a community will be destroyed.

WEKU

On Maui, another fire is burning but capturing less attention than Lahaina

While the world focuses on the devastation in West Maui and the destruction of the historic community of Lahaina, another wildfire is still burning in the hills some 25 miles away in Kula.

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Priceless connections to Hawaii's ancient past were lost when cultural center burned

As people grapple with more than 100 people who died in the Lahaina fire on Maui, they're still trying to understand the loss of priceless artifacts and their connections to the island's ancient past.

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