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"...32 percent of the area most affected by the fire has been registered..."
On Tuesday, the governor of the state of Hawaii, Josh Green, reported to U.S. media that the death toll from the fires on the island of Maui stood at 101.
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US: Death Toll From Wildfires in Hawaii Rises to 99
Maui's authorities reported that about 32 percent of the area most affected by the fire has been registered, so the death toll could rise dramatically.
They also explained that for the moment they have identified four of the deceased, and their names will be revealed once the families have been notified.
08/15/23 - Current Situation pic.twitter.com/iWlXQ4R6pi
— Governor Josh Green (@GovJoshGreenMD) August 15, 2023
On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he plans to visit the island of Maui.
He said he has not traveled to the archipelago to avoid disrupting search and rescue efforts and recovery efforts in the town of Lahaina.
I just got off the phone with @GovJoshGreenMD – following a call with @FEMA_Deanne – to discuss Hawai'i's recovery after the deadliest wildfire in a century that has claimed 99 lives.
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 15, 2023
I reassured the Governor that Hawai'i will continue to have everything it needs from the… pic.twitter.com/dE7awuUUU5
"Our prayers and our thoughts are with the people of Hawaii, but not only our prayers, but every resource, every asset they need will be there for them. And we will be there on Maui for as long as it takes," Joe Biden said in a statement.
The fires on the island of Maui are already considered the deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii's recent history and the deadliest wildfire in the United States in more than a century.
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