Metro
96 Confirmed Dead, 1000 Persons Missing In Hawaii
According to the data from the National Fire Protection Association, at least 96 people have been confirmed dead and 1,000 others are missing in Hawaii.
The number of lives lost is likely to increase as rescue efforts continue across the island of Maui.
By the numbers:
At least 96 people confirmed dead
85% containment on Lahaina wildfires
3% of affected land searched
An estimated 1,000 people reported missing
More than 1,600 residents staying in shelters
2,200 structures damaged or destroyed.
According to the data from the National Fire Protection Association, at least 96 people have been confirmed dead and 1,000 others are missing in Hawaii.
Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez has called for an investigation into the emergency response to the wildfires that have killed nearly 100 people.
None of the 400 alarms stationed on Hawaii’s archipelago activated when the wildfires began, Adam Weintraub, spokesman of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, said. “Nobody at the state and nobody at the county attempted to activate those sirens, based on our records,” Weintraub said. It was confirmed that text alerts had been sent out as well as warnings on television and radio stations. But some residents claimed to have not received any phone alerts.
The review, Lopez said, would provide an “understanding of the decisions that were made before and during” the wildfire catastrophe.