Death toll in Hawaii inferno raised to 53 (VIDEOS)

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August 11, 2023

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Governor Josh Green said the island state “will continue to see loss of life” as firefighters struggle to contain wildfires

Hawaii police have confirmed the death of at least 53 people due to massive wildfires that have been raging on Maui island since Tuesday. Governor Josh Green predicted that the natural disaster could end up as the largest of its kind in the US state’s history.

On Thursday, Maui county police chief John Pelletier revealed that the death toll had risen from 36 to 53. When asked by reporters about the number of missing people, the official said “honestly, we don’t know.”

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Confirm the death of 53 people in fires in Hawaii. pic.twitter.com/xVXPzJGZ1p

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Speaking at a news conference that same day, Governor Green, in turn, warned that the island “will continue to see loss of life,” with the recovery of the victims’ remains likely to take days, if not weeks.  

🔥 Natural wildfires spread rapidly in Hawaii, causing former Hawaiian capital Lahaina, now a popular tourist hub, to be completely devastated.#Hawaii #Hawaiifire #hawaiifires #Hawaiiwildfires #HawaiiNews #Huobi #MauiFires #MauiWildfires #mauifire pic.twitter.com/AD59l8YJvU

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Maui county fire chief Brad Ventura noted that while the largest and deadliest blaze, the Lahaina fire, had been 80% contained, firefighters were still battling to extinguish the flames completely as of Thursday.

Six fires are burning on Maui and the Big Island. Officials reported progress in battling the blazes, saying the Lahaina fire is now 80% contained.#Hawaii #hawaiifires #Hawaiiwildfires #Hawai #MauiFires #mauifire #MauiWildfires #MauiStrong #Lahaina pic.twitter.com/luY9zbNoNd

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He noted that the situation was further compounded by “small fires in between these large fires” that continued to break out.

According to Governor Green, the cost of rebuilding the historic town of Lahaina, to which the wildfires have laid waste, will likely run into billions of dollars and will take years to complete.

“When you see full extent of the destruction of Lahaina, it will shock you,” he said during the news conference, adding that “it does appear like a bomb and fire went off.”

The official went on to suggest that the current wildfires would likely prove to be the “largest natural disaster in Hawaii state history,” surpassing the deadly 1960 tsunami in terms of the devastation.