Lack of DNA samples hinders effort to identify Maui wildfire victims
Only 104 families had submitted DNA samples as of Wednesday morning.
Only 104 families had submitted DNA samples as of Wednesday morning.
An FBI official said that the number of people "reported unaccounted for" is somewhere between 1,000 and 1,100.
The house "looks like it was photoshopped," the homeowner said, amid the piles of ash that surround it on Lahaina's famous Front Street after the Aug. 8 wildfire swept through.
Hawaii officials said Monday that 850 people are still missing in the wake of Maui wildfires.
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The president and first lady saw the destruction close up and met with responders in Lahaina amid criticism of the White House response to the catastrophic blaze.
FEMA is expected to run out of funds as it responds to the Maui wildfires and the potential effects of Hurricane Hilary, the agency's leader said.
The island's emergency chief resigned last week after facing criticism for not sounding warning sirens to alert residents to evacuate.
Several hundred federal search and rescue personnel are using dozens of cadaver dogs to comb the Lahaina burn area for human remains.
The ATF is mainly a law enforcement entity, but fire investigators in the bureau often help local entities determine how wildfires started.
Even the water offered no sanctuary as pockets of fire emerged, creating a surreal and terrifying ordeal for those trying to flee.
When asked Wednesday by reporters if he regretted not activating warning sirens when the wildfires broke out Aug. 8, Herman Andaya responded, "I do not."
Survivors of the Maui wildfires shared their harrowing stories.
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya has made his first public comments since the deadly wildfires ignited last week.
People across Maui have been asked to provide DNA samples in an effort to identify human remains.
As the Maui wildfires were spreading, hotel manager Kawena Kahula desperately searched for her family.
"There was a kid underneath a car on Front Street," one lifelong Lahaina resident said. "It looks like his dad was trying to protect him, but they just were burnt."
Some describe a rescue operation that never came as people suffered and waited.
Just five of the victims have been positively identified, according to Maui County officials. Gov. Green estimated that 1,300 people remain unaccounted for.
Photos of Maui before and after the fires show the extent of their destruction to Lahaina's neighborhoods and infrastructure.
An estimated 3,000 animals were missing on the island, according to the Maui Humane Society.
"The thing about it is though, thoughts and prayers in a moment like this are not enough," the former president, who grew up in Honolulu, said.
Deadly wildfires on Maui have left at least 101 dead and the historic town of Lahaina destroyed.
East of the Lahaina disaster, firefighters are still battling blazes that have claimed 19 homes.
The Hawaii governor said people posing as real estate agents "who may have ill intent" have approached residents about selling damaged properties.
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Lahaina conflagration and Kula wildfires burned between $2.5 and $4 billion worth of insured properties, according to estimate.
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