據《CNN》報導,茂宜(Maui)野火肆虐逾1週,官員於當地時間週二(15日)指出,野火已造成106人罹難,目前官方僅辨認5名罹難者身分,目前當地政府僅公布2名死者名字,其餘3人在通知家屬後公布。格林(Josh Green)週二指出,當局已搜查茂宜島約27%的區域,由於仍有大量搜查工作,故死亡人數可能會大幅攀升。
格林表示,許多遇難者被發現在茂宜島西部海邊的一條高速公路上。格林週一(14日)就指出,目前無法確認有多少人失蹤,而主因就是溝通不暢,「很多人不得不拋棄隨身物品逃生」「他們並無持有手機,因為手機被燒毀了」。茂宜島警察局長佩爾蒂埃(John Pelletier)週一稱,希望至週末前能搜查85至90%的區域。
This incredible Maui rescue story…
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) August 16, 2023
Lahaina resident Jubee Bedoya was trying to escape the incredibly fast moving fire by making a desperate run for the ocean when he encountered a family of five from California. The father handed him his two year-old son, and they waited into… pic.twitter.com/GaYbyfq6hE
Hawaii fires: First victims named as death toll reaches 106 https://t.co/ikfcKDaE3h
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 16, 2023