Death toll rises to 36 in wildfires in US Hawaii

Xinhua | Updated: 2023-08-10 16:49

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This handout photo courtesy of Carter Barto via Facebook shows an aerial view of smoke rising above as a wildfire burns in Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 9, 2023. [AFP PHOTO / CARTER BARTO]

LOS ANGELES -- 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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