As of Tuesday, 106 people had perished as a result of the Maui wildfires in the US state of Hawaii, up from 99 the day before, according to a fatality update from the County of Maui.
According to the report, only five of the 106 victims have been identified, and only around 32% of the region has been searched.
Josh Green, the governor of Hawaii, stated on Monday that as long as search efforts are made, the death toll might increase dramatically.
According to Maui Police Chief John Pelletier, he anticipates that by the weekend, searchers would have combed between 85 and 90 percent of the region.
According to Pelletier, the 185-member search-and-recovery teams are meticulously scouring the remains of houses, places of business, and historic sites sadly destroyed by the wildfires that started in August.
with order to assist with the identification and processing of human remains, a portable morgue unit outfitted with examination tables, X-ray machines, and laboratory equipment has arrived in Hawaii.
The Maui wildfires are among the deadliest in US history, according to the US National Fire Protection Association.
