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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 works with the Maui Police Department to find possible
matches between DNA submitted by loved ones and samples taken from bodies
recovered at the scene.
"There is positive news in this number, because when this process began,
the missing person list contained over 2,000 names," Maui County Mayor
Richard Bissen said via Instagram.
"Through the tireless work of the FBI and the Maui Police Department, over
1,285 individuals have been located safe," he added.
Only 11 families have been notified of a loss so far
As of Sunday night, Maui's government said it had identified 27 of the 114
people who are known so far to have perished. Of that number, 11 families
have been located and notified, nearly two weeks after wildfires propelled
by Hurricane Dora's winds struck Lahaina and other areas.
Parents, siblings, and children of people whose whereabouts are still
unknown are being asked to give DNA samples to help identification
efforts. While people on Maui can go to a family assistance center to
provide a sample, relatives who live on other islands or the continental
U.S. can call the FBI at
(808) 566-4300 or send an email to HN-COMMAND-
PO...@ic.fbi.gov for guidance.
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/21/1195076882/in-maui-850-people-are-still-
unaccounted-for