Death toll from Hawaii wildfires up to 114 as search for victims continues
STORY: Death toll from Hawaii wildfires up to 114 as search for victims continues
DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:45
LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S.
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Hawaii Governor Josh Green delivering speech (courtesy of Office of the Governor of Hawaii)
2. various of Biden departing the White House (August 17, 2023)
STORYLINE:
The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii reached 114 on Friday while more than 60 percent of the disaster area has been searched, authorities said.
The Maui Police Department confirmed in an update that the total number of fatalities in the deadly wildfires has increased to 114, up from Thursday's 111.
In a televised speech, Hawaii Governor Josh Green said that the number of lives lost in the disaster is "expected to increase each day" as the search for victims continues.
"The scope of devastation on Maui is difficult to express in words," said the governor, noting that more than 2,200 buildings have been destroyed and ano
- Product Code
- ILEA001622983
- Registered date
- 2023/8/19 00:00:00
- Credit
- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
- Media size
- 1920 × 1080 pixel
- Deployment size
- 115.98(MB)*
*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.