Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfires down to at least 97 people.
The Associated PressWorkers wearing shirts that read, 'Morgue Operations,' move a body bag into a refrigerated storage container in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Wailuku, Hawaii, on Aug. 17.Previously, officials said they believed at least 115 people had died in the fires, but further testing showed they had multiple DNA samples from some of those who died.
John Byrd, a forensics laboratory director with the U.S. Department of Defense, said during a news conference Friday afternoon that the current number of dead should be considered a minimum, because it's possible that toll could rise. Determining the death toll from the Aug. 8 wildfires in Lahaina has been especially complicated because of the damage caused by the fire and the chaos as people tried to escape, officials said. In some cases, animal remains were inadvertently collected along with human remains.The Lahaina fire is the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.
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