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45. Just read that the death count is only of bodies found outside.

Fri Aug 11, 2023, 01:53 PM

Aug 2023

They haven't searched inside homes yet. 2100 people had left their homes for shelters before the wildfires hit.

Finding missing people and reuniting families is "the goal" according to the mayor.

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Holy shit - up to a thousand people are missing [View all] malaise Aug 2023 OP

This is so terribly sad. n/t KarenS Aug 2023 #1

It's breaking my heart. Such a beautiful place full of my romantic memories Walleye Aug 2023 #2

Oh, no. Heart wrenching. LoisB Aug 2023 #3

55 reported dead as of, 1000 still to check in. Apparently west Maui Hortensis Aug 2023 #4

Hopefully most of them escaped but folks can't communicate with them malaise Aug 2023 #5

And are of course terrified for them. Hortensis Aug 2023 #7

or they were elsewhere. Wonder Why Aug 2023 #13

What makes it particularly tragic is that this event wasn't something people could allegorical oracle Aug 2023 #6

In all my years I have never once thought that hurricane winds could do this malaise Aug 2023 #14

It's awful ellie Aug 2023 #40

I can imagine how frightening that must have been malaise Aug 2023 #49

I saw an interview BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #58

Horrific is the word malaise Aug 2023 #60

reminds me of the peshtigo fire. same time as the great chgo fire. mopinko Aug 2023 #66

Like I mentioned BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #67

Climate-changing weather events are also bamboozling meteorologists' forecasts. Backseat Driver Aug 2023 #8

Yep. It's gonna matter everywhere. calimary Aug 2023 #18

This summer's weather forecasts have been ALL OVER THE BOARD. AllyCat Aug 2023 #36

Apt description of Climate Chaos NickB79 Aug 2023 #51

+1 MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #77

The horror for the victims, the surviving families and the searchers will last forever irisblue Aug 2023 #9

I sure hope everyone here who is sad about this GenXer47 Aug 2023 #10

Sorry, I have to use my hybrid. ananda Aug 2023 #12

I love how people think everyone can use scooters. LisaM Aug 2023 #33

You do what you can. calimary Aug 2023 #42

Agree 3auld6phart Aug 2023 #52

I get scared enough by scooters, thanks. LisaM Aug 2023 #55

Elderly person here... ShazzieB Aug 2023 #75

I am sure we haven't edhopper Aug 2023 #16

Have you? maxsolomon Aug 2023 #21

If we stopped putting carbon in the atmosphere tomorrow... rubbersole Aug 2023 #23

Or maxsolomon Aug 2023 #26

Agree. rubbersole Aug 2023 #30

+++++++++ uppityperson Aug 2023 #35

Agree. Mourn, take lessons from the tragedy, and Hortensis Aug 2023 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Aug 2023 #76

Hear, hear! ShazzieB Aug 2023 #78

+1 MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #79

Unless they're 100% off grid, no they haven't. meadowlander Aug 2023 #68

A lot of people here are having a funeral & you show up to say this ... Hekate Aug 2023 #25

I'm so happy for you... MiHale Aug 2023 #38

Do you actually think anything you do BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #57

I haven't been this distraught since my fiance died unexpectedly in 2019. catbyte Aug 2023 #11

Seriously malaise Aug 2023 #15

The Banyan tree is still standing. It's smoldering, but it is alive. mahina Aug 2023 #17

I heard this too BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #59

And I've also read they don't know if it's true, that the bodhi tree Buddha sat under was a type of mahina Aug 2023 #63

Three generations of my family have visited Lahaina Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #74

I'm sure some are alive ITAL Aug 2023 #19

The same thing happened after Hurricane Andrew in 1992 in South Florida. Sedona Aug 2023 #22

An unbelievable tragedy. Difficult to even imagine the horror. Fla Dem Aug 2023 #20

Beautiful image. Sadly beautiful. calimary Aug 2023 #43

Prayers for Hawaii, thatcrowwoman Aug 2023 #54

I hope so much most are scattered safely and simply without cell phone service Hekate Aug 2023 #24

Heartbreaking Evolve Dammit Aug 2023 #27

I vacationed once in the lovely town of Lahaina. Sogo Aug 2023 #28

Seriously damaged but not necessarily dead Brother Buzz Aug 2023 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Brother Buzz Aug 2023 #32

Maui County Police Chief Pelletier estimated the number of missing people at approximately 1,000 Brother Buzz Aug 2023 #29

A dear friend of mine is unable to contact her grandchildren Nictuku Aug 2023 #34

No telephones, no internet, poor radio signals Brother Buzz Aug 2023 #37

Poor thing! Fwiw, Lahaina itself had a population over 13,000, Hortensis Aug 2023 #44

Horrible. area51 Aug 2023 #39

My son's friend has missing family members. Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #41

Just read that the death count is only of bodies found outside. Hortensis Aug 2023 #45

Terrible event, and so much worry in the waiting. Only saw a photo... electric_blue68 Aug 2023 #47

Heartbreaking wendyb-NC Aug 2023 #48

I have a cousin there Warpy Aug 2023 #50

I read that some people went out in boats, maybe they haven't checked back in yet FakeNoose Aug 2023 #53

The city of Paradise, California burned to the ground, same situation. onecaliberal Aug 2023 #56

the big difference being people took to the ocean to escape flames in Maui. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2023 #72

It may not be as bad as that canetoad Aug 2023 #61

That's what we're all hoping malaise Aug 2023 #62

I like that you call it canetoad Aug 2023 #64

It's football in Jamaica and as I remind DUers we call it FIFA for a reason malaise Aug 2023 #65

Yes, it is FIFA for a reason! ShazzieB Aug 2023 #81

I add American in front of the US game malaise Aug 2023 #82

Holy shit Snackshack Aug 2023 #69

No. There was zero warning. Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #70

No - it spread in minutes malaise Aug 2023 #71

Death toll in Maui at 67, as Hawaii officials warn final count will take time Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2023 #73

So sorry about this MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #80

These fire storms in recent years BootinUp Aug 2023 #83

Yes, and they have just a 9-person team searching Lahaina with cadaver dogs. SunSeeker Aug 2023 #84