Hawaii officials announced Friday the identity of the last of the 100 known victims who were killed last year when the deadliest wildfire in the US in more than a century scorched Maui. Months before officials announced the positive identification, an investigator said the remains were severely damaged. After Coloma’s positive identification, she has been removed from a list of missing people tracked by Maui Police. The Maui wildfires were the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years, research from the National Fire Protection Association shows. As of last week, more than 5,400 people remained displaced in hotel rooms, roughly five months after the wildfire, Hawaii Gov.

Source: CNN January 28, 2024 00:28 UTC