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“We don’t want him to be lost,” one woman said of her missing son. “If we don’t get his body back, he’ll just be lost.”
Maui's Emergency Services Chief Resigns After Facing Criticism For Not Activating Sirens During Fire
Maui Mayor Richard Bissen accepted the resignation of Herman Andaya, the County of Maui announced on Facebook.
"The public is trained to seek higher ground in the event that the siren is sounded,” emergency administrator Herman Andaya explained.
President Joe Biden will also travel to the island, where the historic town of Lahaina was razed by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
As Maui residents reel from disaster, some tourists appear to remain unbothered.
The company, whose utilities provide electricity for 95% of the islands, is accused of bearing responsibility for the deadly Maui fires.
The death toll from the devastating fire in Lahaina stands at 99 as search teams continue to carefully search the razed centuries-old town.
“We have seen dogs that have essentially had their paws all the way burnt down to the bone from running from the fire," said Katie Shannon of the Maui Humane Society in Hawaii.
The hotel heiress and her family were spotted at a resort days after officials pleaded with tourists to avoid the area to preserve resources for disaster victims.
Commenters accused the Colorado Republican of trying to notch political points instead of doing something meaningful to support victims.