Maui wildfire survivors returning to communities in ruins as death toll rises to 80
PHILIP CHEUNG/The New York Times News ServicePHILIP CHEUNG/The New York Times News ServicePHILIP CHEUNG/The New York Times News ServiceAerial view of Lahaina on August 10.Myrna and Abraham Ah Hee at an evacuation center in Wailuku, Hawaii on August 10, where they were searching for a missing relative.Volunteers unload donations of blankets and supplies on August 10 in Kahului, Hawaii.The Associated PressA neighborhood destroyed by wildfires in Lahaina on August 9.
Maui County raised the number of confirmed deaths to 80 in a 9 p.m. statement Friday. Gov. Josh Green had warned the death toll would likely rise as search and rescue operations continue. Authorities set a curfew from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Saturday. “My Department is committed to understanding the decisions that were made before and during the wildfires and to sharing with the public the results of this review,” Lopez said in a statement.
The most serious blaze swept into Lahaina on Tuesday and left a grid of gray rubble wedged between the blue ocean and lush green slopes. Associated Press journalists found the devastation included nearly every building on Front Street, the heart of historic Lahaina and the economic hub of Maui. They described their fear as the strong wind whipped the smoke and flames closer, but said they were happy to have made it out alive with their two children.The wildfire is already projected to be the second-costliest disaster in Hawaii history, behind only Hurricane Iniki in 1992, according to disaster and risk modeling firm Karen Clark & Company. The fire is the deadliest in the U.S. since the 2018 Camp Fire in California, which killed at least 85 people and destroyed the town of Paradise.
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