Officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui brought this up. balance on Tuesday 96 The official list of deaths from the fires that have devastated parts of the archipelago in recent days is unclear at this time, how many people are still missing and how much the number of victims will continue to rise.
One of the three main fires recorded on Maui has been 100% contained for days, while the other two have been contained. 60 and 80 percentdepending on the county. Some areas are closed, and Police Chief John Pelletier estimated over the weekend that only 3 percent of burned areas were tracked.
In parallel with the extinguishing and follow-up efforts, the demands for accountability are also developing, some voices want it to be clarified why the warning system did not work on time or whether the electrical installation was pulled. had something to do with the start of the fireyes, the hurricane was fueled by strong winds.
This tragedy is already considered the deadliest natural disaster in recent Hawaiian history and the most deadly wave of fires in the United States in more than a century: 453 people died in a series of fires in 1918. Fire broke out in Minnesota and Wisconsin.