Hawaii Governor Josh Green said the death toll from wildfires in the state had risen to 59. reported by the TV company CNN.
According to him, “no doubt” this figure will increase.
“The death toll has reached 59. All of them died trying to escape from the fire, not inside the buildings,” said Green.
Before reportedHe said hundreds of local residents were evacuated due to the natural disaster. Many roads had to be closed in parts of the island of Maui where the fire broke out. Such measures by the authorities are connected with the fact that the fire came too close to the houses.
Some cannot reach the emergency services due to communication problems on the island.
Green also noted that the final number of victims could be much higher than 60.
Representatives of the Russian Embassy in the United States said that they are ready to help the citizens of the Russian Federation who fell on the island during the fires. The diplomatic mission stressed that they are actively monitoring the situation.
Formerly Green declarationHe says 80% of the city of Lahaina, capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii two centuries ago, was “burned to the ground.”