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US: Death toll crosses 100 in Hawaii wildfires as search for victims continues
More than 2,200 buildings have been destroyed and 500 damaged at an estimated cost of nearly 6 billion US dollars
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The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the US state of Hawaii reached 114 on Friday while more than 60 per cent of the disaster area has been searched, authorities said.
The Maui Police Department confirmed in an update that the total number of fatalities in the deadly wildfires has increased to 114, up from Thursday's 111.
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In a televised speech, Hawaii Governor Josh Green said that the number of lives lost in the disaster is "expected to increase each day" as the search for victims continues.
"The scope of devastation on Maui is difficult to express in words," said the governor, noting that more than 2,200 buildings have been destroyed and another 500 have been damaged at an estimated cost of nearly 6 billion US dollars.
"Now, we are engaged in the difficult work of searching for survivors, reuniting separated families and identifying the remains of those we've lost," Green said.
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