![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/hawaii-wildfires-850-people-still-missing-after-blaze-ripped-through-maui/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2_Maui-Wildfire-2023-Americas-Deadliest-in-a-Century-Kula-Hawaii-USA-18-Aug-2023.jpg&description=Maui's mayor said that the devastating wildfire caused unimaginable damage, with 850 people still missing, and 114 confirmed dead In a statement today, Maui's County Mayor has confirmed that 850 people are still missing after the devastating wildfires razed the historic town, and updated the death toll to 114. Mayor Richard Bissen said he was 'saddened' by the numbers. With 114 officially dead, only 27 people have been identified, while hundreds remain missing as communication is still difficult around the island and the devastation has made it difficult to find family members. Bissen told media that the FBI helped compile the missing person's list by combining and refining various lists of unaccounted individuals from a number of different agencies, including the American Red Cross and the Emergency Management Agency. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. 'The FBI and Maui County Coroner are working together to identity all the recovered remains,' Bissen said. 'There are currently 850 names on the list of missing persons," Bissen continued. 'There is positive news in this number because when this process began the missing person list contained over 2,000 names. Through the tireless work of the FBI and Maui Police Department, over 1,285 individuals have been located safe.' 'We are both saddened and relieved about these numbers as we continue the recovery process. The number identified will rise and the number of missing may decrease but there will be daily fluctuations in the numbers as family members are added and removed from the list.' The mayor is also currently urging relatives who are searching for a missing family member to submit a DNA sample to the Family Assistance Center at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa. With emergency workers sifting through rubble, each home that has been searched is being marked with an 'X.' It's difficult to identify remains after a fire. 'Our lives have changed forever an){kind=link}
Maui’s mayor said that the devastating wildfire caused unimaginable damage, with 850 people still missing, and 114 confirmed dead
In a statement today, Maui’s County Mayor has confirmed that 850 people are still missing after the devastating wildfires razed the historic town, and updated the death toll to 114.
Mayor Richard Bissen said he was ‘saddened’ by the numbers. With 114 officially dead, only 27 people have been identified, while hundreds remain missing as communication is still difficult around the island and the devastation has made it difficult to find family members.
Bissen told media that the FBI helped compile the missing person’s list by combining and refining various lists of unaccounted individuals from a number of different agencies, including the American Red Cross and the Emergency Management Agency.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US.