Many Lahaina wildfire victims may be children, Hawaii governor says
Hawaii officials said Monday that 850 people are still missing in the wake of Maui wildfires.
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Hawaii officials said Monday that 850 people are still missing in the wake of Maui wildfires.
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As Maui still recovers from devastating wildfires and the southwestern U.S. prepares for a rare tropical storm, FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell tells "Face the Nation" that the agency is watching its disaster relief fund "very closely" ahead of hurricane season.
FEMA is expected to run out of funds as it responds to the Maui wildfires and the potential effects of Hurricane Hilary, the agency's leader said.
More than 1,000 people remain missing on Maui 11 days after deadly wildfires destroyed the historic town of Lahaina. The Attorney General has announced an investigation into Maui County's disaster response. Jonathan Vigliotti reports from Lahaina.
A local boat captain in Lahaina is being hailed as a hero after she rescued two children from wildfires. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports on the captain's story and gives an update on search and recovery efforts across Maui.
Survivors of the Maui wildfires shared their harrowing stories.
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said this week he is considering a moratorium on all land transactions in Lahaina in an effort to protect locals from opportunistic buyers. Lilia Luciano has details.
Maui resident Katheleen Cardenas-Haro was stuck on an overpass with her husband and children while their town burned before them. She joined CBS News to describe her run for safety.
Hundreds of FEMA workers are on the ground in Hawaii searching for the missing and helping survivors. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more on the government response to the wildfires and President Biden and first lady Jill Biden's trip to Maui next week.
"Dead bodies on the rocks on the beach, bodies in the car…pets, cats, dogs, just all burnt right in the middle of the road": This is what Maui's historic town of Lahaina was like as a deadly wildfire raged through.
A week after deadly wildfires tore through Lahaina, Maui's Emergency Management Agency is defending its decision not to activate warning sirens, saying doing so may have confused residents to move toward the oncoming danger. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti challenged the decision at a press conference amid growing criticism from survivors.
Thousands of people who evacuated from the fire in Lahaina are figuring out what's next as many homes in that community have been completely leveled. One couple, Tasha Anderson and Kevin Campbell, told CBS News about their dramatic escape, leaving behind the nursery they'd prepared for the child they expect any day now.
With no cellphone reception, Kawena Kahula drove into Lahaina to find her son last week unaware of the danger that awaited her. She spoke with CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti about what happened next. Editor's Note: Kahula later told CBS News she reunited with her son and both are physically doing well.
More than 100 people are confirmed dead and hundreds more remain missing as recovery crews continue to sift through the ruins of last week's terrible wildfires in Hawaii. CBS News' Jessica Kartalija has the latest from Maui.
"There was a kid underneath a car on Front Street," one lifelong Lahaina resident said. "It looks like his dad was trying to protect him, but they just were burnt."
"We had no updates from 1 p.m. on," Hawaii restaurateur Caleb Hopkins says of last week's wildfire in Maui. At 1, Hopkins says, he was told the fire on the island was 100% contained, but a few hours later he was racing for his life with his family. "We got away just in time," Hopkins told CBS News.
"We had no updates from 1 p.m. on," Hawaii restaurateur Caleb Hopkins says of last week's wildfire in Maui. At 1, Hopkins says, he was told the fire on the island was 100% contained, but a few hours later he was racing for his life with his family. "We got away just in time," Hopkins told CBS News.
As the search for the missing and dead continues in Maui after last week's wildfires, survivors are wary about the future. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has more on longtime residents' worries they won't be able to afford to rebuild in their old neighborhoods. And CBS News' Tony Dokoupil has the latest on criticism of the government relief response.
The famous tree is "still breathing" – even as ash and rubble cover the world around it.
The wildfires in Maui completely destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, and families there have nothing to return to but piles of burnt metal and ash. Amid the tragedy, people are still finding ways to come together to help each other. CBS News' Tony Dokoupil is there with more.
The death toll is likely to rise in the deadly wildfires in Maui as authorities say only 3% of the affected area for victims. Carter Evans reports from Lahaina.
Rep. Jill Tokuda, whose district includes Maui, tells "Face the Nation" that the state's warning sirens "likely did not go off" and there was no cell service in Lahaina as wildfires closed in on the historic town.
At least 99 people were confirmed dead as of Monday evening.
At least 2,200 structures were estimated to have been damaged or destroyed in the wildfires, according to preliminary numbers.
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