Hawaii wildfires death toll rises to 53 in Maui’s historic town

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Thursday that 53 people were killed in the devastating Maui wildfire, and the death toll will likely continue to rise.
Search and rescue operations were continuing, Green said, and officials expect it will become the state’s deadliest natural disaster since a 1961 tsunami killed 61 people on the Big Island.

More than 1,000 structures were destroyed by fires that are still burning in Lahaina and surrounding areas.