Death toll from Hawaii wildfires up to 110
STORY: Death toll from Hawaii wildfires up to 110
DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:58
LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S.
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of a helicopter performing aerial water bucket drops on Maui (courtesy of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources)
2. various of houses destroyed in the wildfire (courtesy of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources)
STORYLINE:
The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii reached 110 on Wednesday, Hawaii governor Josh Green said.
"Every day we are a little bit more heartbroken because we do have to report that more of our loved ones have been confirmed lost and deceased," said Green at a press conference.
The governor added that about 38 percent of the burned area has been searched.
Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said on Tuesday that he hopes searchers will have covered 85 to 90 percent of the area by the weekend.
The death toll was up from 106 a day before. The wildfire, which destroyed the historic town
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