The death toll from the wildfires in the US state of Hawaii has risen to 67

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Saturday, August 12, 2023 09:31 AM

The death toll from a wildfire on Hawaii Island rose to 67 on Friday after search crews combed through the ruins of a Lahaina resort, while Hawaii officials scrambled to determine how the flames quickly spread through the historic resort with little warning. , according to reports.Reuters.

The fire became the worst natural disaster in the state’s history after a tsunami killed 61 people on Hawaii’s Big Island after Hawaii joined the United States in 1960..

Officials said search teams using dogs trained to find bodies could find more victims of the fire, which destroyed 1,000 buildings..

Three days after the disaster, it is still unclear whether some residents received any warnings before their homes were engulfed in flames..

The island has sirens to warn of natural disasters and other threats, but apparently they did not go off during the fire..

“I’ve directed a comprehensive review this morning so we know what happened and when,” Hawaii Governor Josh Green told CNN, referring to the sirens..

Scientists say that human-caused climate change using fossil fuels increases the frequency and intensity of such extreme weather events..