Two more Filipinos have been added to the list of fatalities in the ongoing search and recovery operation following the
In a Facebook post on August 20, Edna Sagudang confirmed that her mother, Conchita, and her elder brother, Danilo, both from the province of Abra, were identified by forensic experts.
“My sister Evelyn and I want to send out a big Mahalo to everyone, especially family and friends, who put in their time and effort to help look for them and have sent us love and prayers,” she said. The American Red Cross has initiated a mass fatality operation to expedite the identification of the bodies recovered.
Over the weekend, the Philippine Consulate General described the difficulty in identifying the people who died in the wildfires that ripped through the island of Maui in Hawaii.
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