Authorities Release Names of , 388 People Still Missing Weeks After, Deadly Maui Wildfires.
Officials in Maui have released the names of 388 people who are still unaccounted for following devastating wildfires that scorched the island.
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'The Guardian' reports that the FBI compiled the list of names, saying on August 22 that approximately 1,000 to 1,100 more people are still unaccounted for.
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We’re releasing this list of names today because we know that it will help with the investigation, John Pelletier, Maui police chief, via 'The Guardian'.
We also know that once those names come out, it can and will cause pain for folks whose loved ones are listed.
, John Pelletier, Maui police chief, via 'The Guardian'.
This is not an easy thing to do, but we want to make sure that we are doing everything we can to make this investigation as complete and thorough as possible, John Pelletier, Maui police chief, via 'The Guardian'.
'The Guardian' reports that the number of people thought to have died as a result of the fires has fluctuated since the August 8 disaster.
The official death toll from the fires, which razed most of Lahaina to the ground, remains at 115.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) crews with cadaver dogs have been scouring the ruins for weeks.
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According to officials, teams have searched 100% of the remains of single-story residences in the coastal town.
'The Guardian' reports that the wildfires were the deadliest to strike the United States in at least 100 years.
