Article 6DST2 Hawaii wildfires: deadliest US blaze in a century kills at least 93 people

Hawaii wildfires: deadliest US blaze in a century kills at least 93 people

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Adam Gabbatt in New York, Dani Anguiano in Lahaina
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Governor says death toll in Lahaina is expected to rise after worst natural disaster that Hawaii ever faced'

At least 93 people have died in the fire that consumed the historic town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and officials warned that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages.

Meanwhile, anger at the government response to the deadliest wildfire in recent US history is mounting. Residents have raised questions over various aspects of the government response, from warnings during the inferno to aid distribution in the days since.

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