MADRID, 16 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The authorities on the Hawaiian island of Maui have raised the official death toll from the wave of forest fires to 106, although the number is expected to increase as the areas that have been burned by the fires continue to be tracked in the coming days. fires.
Maui County has considered the main fires mostly controlled, at 75 and 80 percent, but the authorities have insisted in recent days that the danger has not passed and it is necessary to continue monitoring for fear that they could new sources emerge.
Despite the high number of deaths already confirmed, the Police have confirmed that only five of these victims have been identified. Two identities have emerged, those of two men aged 74 and 79, since the other three names are waiting for their respective families to be notified.
The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also assured this Wednesday that there are two people of Mexican nationality among the deceased.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, plans to visit Hawaii “as soon as possible”, as he himself announced after several days of silence. “I don’t want to get in the way: I’ve been to too many disaster areas, but I want to go and make sure we have everything they need. I want to make sure we don’t disrupt ongoing recovery efforts,” he explained.
