Only two of an estimated 93 people killed in the Maui wildfires have been identified so far, with officials describing some of the bodies recovered so badly damaged “they fall apart.”
Only two of an estimated 93 people killed in the Maui wildfires have been identified so far, with officials describing some of the recovered remains so badly damaged “they fall apart.”
Maui County officials said nearly a week after the island was decimated by the raging blaze, just two victims have been properly identified — and only 3% of the area has been surveyed so far.
“There will be active recovery in the days and weeks of the bones and remains of those we lost,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said at a press conference Sunday.”
“It’s going to take many years to rebuild Lahaina. It does appear like a bomb went off,” he said of the historic resort town that suffered the most devastation.
Maui Police Chief John Pelletier is urging survivors of the fires with missing loved ones to provide DNA samples to help the already difficult mission of identifying the dead.
