▲ A car in Hawaii left charred by a large wildfire Photo: Yonhap News The death toll from wildfires in Hawaii, USA, which left record damage, exceeded 110 people.
CBS reported on the 19th (local time), citing an investigation by the Maui administration, that the death toll in the coastal city of Lahaina, which was destroyed by wildfires, reached 114.
Separately, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency analyzes the number of people missing from wildfires from a minimum of 1,100 to a maximum of 1,300, so the death toll is expected to increase much more.
Hawai’i Governor Josh Green announced in a speech that day that the wildfires had burned more than 2,700 buildings, and the total damage would reach about 6 billion dollars (about 8.58 trillion won).
About 470 rescuers and 40 search dogs are currently mobilizing to search for missing people.
The U.S. government has deployed forensic anthropologists from the Department of Defense to help identify missing persons and victims.
It is known that they have mainly been in charge of genetic identification of soldiers who died during World War II.
More than 6,000 Maui residents have applied for emergency assistance due to wildfire damage, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has invested about 5.6 million dollars (about 7.5 billion won) so far for them.
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2023-08-19 21:57:29
