Crews Continue Search Efforts in Areas Devastated by Maui Wildfires

At least 99 people had died as of Monday, August 14, as crews continued to search burned areas, the County of Maui https://www.mauicounty.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=12701 said . About 25 percent of the area had been searched, county officials https://www.mauicounty.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=12701 said on Monday, citing local police. "We're still trying to find people. Their phones were destroyed, their communication systems were destroyed," Hawaii Governor Josh Green https://twitter.com/GovJoshGreenMD/status/1691200946905518080 said on Monday. Over 300 FEMA personnel were supporting response efforts on the ground, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told a White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2023/08/14/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-fema-administrator-deanne-criswell-2/ briefing on Monday. This drone footage showing scorched streets in Lahaina was captured by Davin Phelps, who said he filmed it on Wednesday, August 9. (Footage by Davin Phelps/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)