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Hawaii starts probe into wildfire handling, as toll hits 67
The top legal official in Hawaii said on Friday that she's starting an investigation to find out how the big fires that killed at least 67 people in the state were handled. People are getting upset about how the government responded to the fires.
Some folks from Lahaina could go back to their town for the first time. But when they got there, many saw that their homes were all destroyed. Some felt angry and abandoned because they didn't get much help or information.
Hawaii's Attorney General, Anne Lopez, said her team will check out the decisions made before, during, and after the fires on Maui and Hawai'i islands. They want to figure out why these choices were made and tell everyone what they find.
People who got back to Lahaina had different feelings. Some were happy to find their neighbors safe, while others were glad their houses were still there, even though the overall situation is really sad.
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| A view of a War Memorial Gym turned into donation and medical shelter to aid victims of the Maui wildfires in Kahului, Hawaii, US on August 11 |
The number of people who died in the fires is now 67, which makes it one of the worst natural disasters ever in Hawaii. The Governor said more people might have died, and they're using special teams with dogs to help find them. These fires are part of some really bad weather happening in different places around the world.
#Hawaii wildfires death toll rises to 67 pic.twitter.com/h3RfmCvxZo
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Flames from a spreading wildfire continue to roar in Hawaii's Maui which has already burned cars and destroyed hundreds of structures pic.twitter.com/ipDsiBLfLk
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Passenger plane captures devastating wildfires happening in Lahaina, Hawaii pic.twitter.com/uivFCUE0tD
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