Hawaii wildfires leave at least 96 dead, more than $5 billion in damage in worst blaze in a century

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Days after a wildfire destroyed most of Lahaina, crews are going house to house in search of survivors or human remains. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesThe catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii have left at least 96 dead and caused $5.6 billion in damage in the worst natural disaster in state history and the deadliest blaze in the U.S. in more than a century.The death toll is expected to rise in the coming days. Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said on Saturday that search dogs have only gone through 3% of the disaster area in the historic town of Lahaina so far.Pelletier described the painstaking process of using rapid DNA tests to identify the delicate remains of those who perished in a blaze so hot that it melted metal. He called on families who have missing loved ones to take a DNA test so authorities can identify t …

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