Rescuers in Maui are scrambling to find missing residents who may be trapped by fires still burning across parts of the Hawaiian island. The death toll there is expected to rise from 55 in the coming hours. While federal disaster aid has been approved many fire survivors in Maui say assistance is coming too slowly and their daily struggle is worsening.
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00:00 Mhm. And rescuers in Maui
00:05 find missing residents wh
00:07 still burning across part
00:09 Island. The death toll th
00:12 from 55 in the coming hou
00:15 eight has been approved.
00:18 say assistance is coming
00:21 daily struggle is worsen
00:24 the latest developments,
00:26 arriving from statewide s
00:28 accelerate the search and
00:32 formula, diapers, ice, wa
00:38 from a desperate young mo
00:40 losing a 50 year collecti
00:45 lifetime of work. God, th
00:50 of Western Maui are forev
00:53 are still raging here. Th
00:55 100% containment. Local n
00:58 groups are working to get
01:00 fire ravaged areas any wa
01:04 nonprofits are sending ma
01:07 to West Maui and via air.
01:11 to access the west side o
01:14 off to everyone except em
01:16 right now. Cadaver dog se
01:20 from stateside. Their mis
01:22 need to go through proper
01:25 by house just to see who'
01:28 survivors are now questio
01:31 system in place. My phone
01:34 I was getting into my tru
01:36 evacuation notice we have
01:38 completely useless. Cole
01:40 Island's tsunami warning
01:43 utilized. We're going to
01:45 communication and how cou
01:47 future improvements do li
01:49 heartbreaking reality rig
01:52 chief referred to Lahaina
01:56 a sacred burial ground.