Maui wildfires death toll at 93; smoldering heat hampers search efforts
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With at least 93 people so far confirmed dead, the death toll has surpassed the 85 killed by the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California. It makes the Maui wildfire the U.S.'s most lethal of the past century.Survivors recounted Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said the identification of remains will take time because of the severe damage sustained by the bodies. He asked those who are missing their loved ones to submit DNA samples.The fire that overcame Lahaina spread at a rate of “one mile every minute,” Green said, propelled by wind gusts of up to 81 miles per hour.
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