The governor of Hawaii has issued a warning that the death toll from the massive wildfires in the US archipelago state is expected to increase significantly in the coming days as rescuers continue to search through scorched neighborhoods on the island of Maui.
Emergency crews are working under hazardous conditions, officials said, following the deadliest wildfires in the United States in over a century that first broke out last week.
Thousands of survivors have been displaced by the blazes, with the worst of them destroying a large portion of the historic town of Lahaina. People across Maui are desperately seeking information about their missing loved ones.
Here is what we know about the causes of the fires, the extent of the destruction, and what will happen next:
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