Biden tours 'overwhelming' Hawaii wildfire damage

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President Joe Biden has toured wildfire damage in Hawaii after scrutiny of his administration's response to the state's worst ever natural disaster.

He arrived in Maui on Monday, 13 days after the deadliest US wildfire in over a century, telling survivors the nation "grieves with you".

Mr Biden and First Lady Jill Biden toured the charred ruins of the town of Lahaina and met first responders.

At least 114 people have died and 850 people are still missing.

Hawaii's governor has said many of the victims may be children.

"For as long as it takes, we're going to be with you," said Mr Biden, who spoke for about 10 minutes amid the rubble. "The whole country will be with you."

 

He added: "The country grieves with you, stands with you and will do everything possible to help you recover."

Mr Biden - who also took an aerial tour - described the wildfire devastation as "overwhelming".

The president and the federal agencies he oversees have come under fire from Hawaiians who say aid has been inadequate and poorly organised.

• Musician and loving grandma among Hawaii victims
• The red Lahaina house that survived Maui fires

 

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[expat_4_life]

Maui is not a huge place, authorities know who is missing - its 2 weeks since the disaster, they are holding back releasing information but it is starting to come out.

Incompetence all around, no sirens, delayed water released to fight the fires.

It seems most of the victims are children, horrific.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lahaina-wildfire-victims-children-hawaii-governor-josh-green-maui/

 

[KhunLA]

Whoa ... that's a lot of people still missing, 850.

 

Saw one news-blip, mirrors the one in OP.  114 lost souls & 850 not accounted for.

 

Here's a snap of another (6 days old), put the loss in perspective (1300 down to 850, better):

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[RichardColeman]

Biden - isn't he the clown that just offered all the residents here a one off payment of $7-800 for each resident ? Absolutely shameful.

[metisdead]

Joe Biden Compares his Kitchen Fire to Lahaina Fire:

 

 

[EVENKEEL]

14 hours ago, metisdead said:

Joe Biden Compares his Kitchen Fire to Lahaina Fire:

 

 

I'm not sure why joe's handlers allow him to speak without a scripted speech. I can't listen to joe saying stupid things any longer.