Jakarta –
At least 1,100 people are still missing, two weeks after forest fires catastrophic hit the island of Maui in Hawaii.
Fire it was the deadliest that struck United States of America in a century, it claimed at least 115 lives, according to the latest provisional death tolls.
The resort town of Lahaina, home to 12,000 people, was destroyed by fire, with thousands missing appearing on lists maintained by various organizations, including police, Red Cross and shelters.
Reported by the news agency AFPWednesday (23/8/2023), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now working to compile and verify the data, Special Agent Steven Merrill told reporters on Tuesday (22/8) local time.
“We cross-referenced all the lists so we can determine who exactly is still missing,” Merrill said.
As of Tuesday, the FBI had counted 1,100 people missing, he added, with the number likely to rise.
The FBI has set up a special telephone hotline and has encouraged missing relatives to contact the FBI.
“We urgently need the public’s assistance,” said Merrill, especially in terms of obtaining additional information to verify the details of those who were missing.
Maui police chief John Pelletier said authorities were refining the data and hoped to publish a verified list of missing persons “in the next few days”.
FBI agents have also collected DNA samples from families of missing persons who are unable to travel to Maui, wherever they may be.
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2023-08-23 09:51:09
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