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In Maui, 850 people are still unaccounted for

The list of unaccounted for once contained more than 2,000 names, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said. The death toll rose to 115 people Monday.
A sign at Honokawai Beach Park seeks information about a person unaccounted for after a wildfire ravaged parts of Maui. Officials are still working to determine the fate of 850 people.
Updated August 21, 2023 at 11:37 PM ET

MAUI, Hawaii — Some 850 people are still unaccounted for after wildfires destroyed Lahaina and other parts of Maui earlier this month. The news comes as the FBI the Maui Police Departmentto find possible matches between DNA submitted by loved ones and samples taken from bodies recovered

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