The tally of those unaccounted for following the devastating wildfires that scourged the island in August does not include an additional 80 names of possible missing people. Those reports are still…
At least 66 people remain unaccounted for a month after wildfires devastated a portion of Maui, and more names may be added to the list., but the dramatic drop could be partially reversed if reports about an additional 80 people who are believed missing are confirmed.The updated list of 66 names is the third iteration from the MPD and the FBI.
It was originally at 3,000, as is common in the confusion surrounding the first few days of a major natural disaster.Only about half of the victims have been identified. Officials announced Friday that the number of missing has dropped to 66 and the confirmed death toll remains at 115 following the Maui wildfires.Hawaii Gov. Josh Green also announced that authorities will start escorting people back to their properties in the coming months.Hawaii Governor Josh Green said he expects overlap between the names on the missing list and remains already recovered, which means the death toll should not increase much.
“We’re starting to see that the universe of 115 fatalities is about where we are,” Green said. “There may be some additional fatalities as we go through the next month.” Of the victims who have been identified, 22 were in their 70s, 13 were in their 60s and one listed victim was under the age of 10,
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