Maui wildfires declared major disaster as death toll reaches 55
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Maui wildfires declared major disaster as death toll reaches 55

Abbie Day
11 August 2023
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US President Joe Biden has declared the Maui wildfires as a major disaster, as the island fires are still not fully contained, and the death toll reaches 55, with hundreds missing.

As a result of Biden's declaration, the US government will provide rescue and recovery funds.

The fires, exacerbated by Hurricane Dora, are concentrated in Lahaina, a residential and tourist town with a commercial district in West Maui, and Kula, a...

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