On Friday afternoon, Maui County said the Lahaina wildfire was 85% contained.Ĭrews were contending with flare-ups with all fires, Maui County officials said. CBS affiliate KGMB-TV, citing authorities, said three large fires on Maui, including the one in Lahaina, were still active, but firefighters appeared to be focusing mostly on hotspots after airdrops conducted for the first time on Wednesday, when winds began to die down, were finally able to beat down flames. Meanwhile, the fires are continuing to burn. Department of Agriculture is working on finding missing pets and reuniting them with their owners, as well as working on large-animal removal, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said on social media. 'Honestly, we don't know,' Maui County Police Chief John Pelletier told reporters. Officials were unable to provide an estimate on the number of people who are missing. The death toll has continued to rise, with search and rescue operations continuing and many people still unaccounted for. Damage from the Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, is seen August 10, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Biden promised to streamline requests for assistance and said the Federal Emergency Management Agency was 'surging emergency personnel' on the island. He pledged that the federal response will ensure that 'anyone who's lost a loved one, or whose home has been damaged or destroyed, is going to get help immediately.' Mr. President Biden declared a major disaster on Maui while traveling in Utah on Thursday. It will cost about $5.52 billion to rebuild, the agency said.

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