A prominent disaster and risk modeling company says the Lahaina fire caused about $3.2 billion in insured property losses. The Hawaii National Guard has activated hundreds of its members to help respond to fires. Guard members will offer support to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and local law enforcement agencies. President Joe Biden says he and first lady Jill Biden will survey the Maui wildfire damage as soon as they can. Biden said Tuesday that he doesn’t want his presence to interrupt recovery and cleanup efforts. Gov. Josh Green said Tuesday during an appearance on Hawaii News Now that children are among the victims of the fires. Green said he hopes to get everyone out of shelters and into hotels or Airbnb rooms by the end of the week.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has opened its first disaster recovery center on Maui to help victims of the Lahaina wildfires. The Department of Education says most public
Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii, killing more than 100 people and destroying the historic town of Lahaina. The wildfires are the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. Videos showing downed power lines apparently sparking some of the early blazes
The Mexican foreign ministry said it has confirmed that two people of Mexican nationality died as a result of the wildfires, and personnel from the Mexican Consulate in San Francisco