An aerial image shows destroyed homes and vehicles after a wind driven wildfire burned from the hills through neighborhoods to the Pacific Ocean, as seen in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 17, 2023. – Embattled officials in Hawaii who have been criticized for the lack of warnings as a deadly wildfire ripped through a town insisted on August 16 that sounding emergency sirens would not have saved lives. At least 110 people died when the inferno levelled Lahaina last week on the island of Maui, with some residents not aware their town was at risk until they saw flames for themselves. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
By Gabriela Baron
One Filipino was confirmed dead in the Hawaii wildfire, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
DFA said the Filipino was from Ilocos and eventually became a naturalized United States citizen.
DFA said the Philippine Consulate in Honolulu is already reaching out to the victim’s family.
The number of people known to have died in wildfire topped 111, based on the latest tally, making it the deadliest wildfire in the United States for over a century.
In early August, a series of wildfire broke out in Maui, Hawaii. With reports from Bea Bernardo and Agence France-Presse — cf
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