Residents said they received more help from an ad hoc network of volunteers than from the government. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NAPILI-HONOKOWAI, Hawaii – Days after the deadliest United States wildfire in more than a century ignited in West Maui,increasingly frustrated residents said that they were receiving far more help from an ad hoc network of volunteers than they were from the government.
The death toll from the fire continued to rise – to at least 93 on Saturday – with more expected. While life in most other parts of Maui seems to have continued with little interruption, West Maui has felt like an island unto itself. On Saturday, Governor Josh Green, a Democrat, and Ms Deanne Criswell, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, were among the officials from all levels of government who surveyed the destruction in Lahaina, a former capital of the Hawaiian kingdom, and pledged to help rebuild.
The chief described an emergency response that is still far from complete. He said that canine teams searching for cadavers only began working on the island Saturday, and had so far searched only about 3 per cent of the impacted area. Officials said they expected to find more bodies.Hawaii fire death toll climbs to 93, making it the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years
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