Foreign news agencies reported from Washington. United States, on August 12, that the Maui County Office in the US state of Hawaii Report the number of deaths from forest fire disasters. which happened earlier this week that the increase is at least 89 cases and it is likely that The number of deaths will increase further. Because rescuers continue to search for missing people under the ruins
The cause of the forest fire Comes from the influence of strong winds from Hurricane “Dora”, although moving hundreds of kilometers away from the island of Hawaii and does not move across the island of Hawaii but resulted in raging wildfires and spread into the city of Lahaina. which is one of the old towns and resort towns and then burned down the entire city as a flat drum
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FIMA) estimates the economic damage from the devastating wildfires in Hawaii this time at $5.5 billion (approximately 192,885 million baht), with homes and buildings in Lahaina. More than 2,200 locations were damaged.
While US President Joe Biden declared the state of Hawaii “It’s a big disaster area” from forest fires to mobilize help from the center. namely the Department of Homeland Security and FIMA to enter the disaster-affected area as soon as possible.
On the other hand, the Hawaii State Attorney’s Office investigation announcement “Decisions and Policy Enforcement” on this wildfire situation. without explicitly specifying whether it is an examination of any person or which agency “Specifically”.
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2023-08-13 03:54:00
