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Death toll from Maui wildfires rises to 67

Wildfire wreckage shown on Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.[VOA]

Hawaii officials say the confirmed wildfire death toll on Maui has risen to 67, up from 55. Maui County says in an online statement that firefighting efforts are continuing and that the Lahaina fire is not yet contained.

Residents of Lahaina were being allowed back home on Friday for the first time since wildfires turned large swaths of the centuries-old town into a hellscape of ashen rubble.

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