Death toll rises to 36 in wildfires in US Hawaii

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At least 36 people have been confirmed dead in the devastating hurricane-driven wildfires in Hawaii's Maui Island, authorities said on Wednesday.
Xinhua
Death toll rises to 36 in wildfires in US Hawaii
AFP

In this image obtained from the County of Maui in Hawaii, shows a wildfire in Lahaina, on August 9.

At least 36 people have been confirmed dead in the devastating hurricane-driven wildfires in Hawaii's Maui Island, authorities said on Wednesday.

"As the firefighting efforts continue, 36 total fatalities have been discovered today amid the active Lahaina fire," Maui County wrote in a statement posted to the county website Wednesday evening.


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