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As death toll from Maui fire reaches 89, authorities say effort to count the losses is just starting

As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 89, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

Survivors of Maui's fires return home to ruins, death toll up to 67. New blaze prompts evacuations

Police say a new fire burning on the Hawaii island of Maui has triggered an evacuation of a community northeast of the area that burned earlier this week

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023

In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames

In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the town of Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that would have warned the entire population of the approaching flames and instead relied on a series of sometimes confusing social media posts that reached a much smaller audience

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023