As death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 93, effort to find and identify the dead is just beginning
For scores of families in Hawaii still hoping to reunite with loved ones, it was not yet time to give up – even as the staggering death toll continued to grow, and even as authorities predicted that more remains would be found within the ashes left behind by a wildfire that gutted the once-bustling town of Lahaina.
Taufa Samisani sat in the pews with his wife, mournful over the loss of an aunt, uncle, a cousin and grandnephew. On Saturday, Gov. Josh Green told residents to brace for more grim news. Crews and cadaver-sniffing dogs will certainly find more of the missing within the destruction, he said. He predicted the tragedy could rank as Hawaii’s deadliest natural disaster ever.
Spokesperson Charlotte MacLeod said there are currently 430 Canadians in Hawaii who have registered with the federal government. Separately, she said Canada’s emergency response centre has received 104 inquiries from Canadians in Hawaii.With just one hospital and three mortuaries, it remains unclear where all those corpses will be temporarily stored and how soon they will be released to family.
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