Authorities Release Names of , 388 People Still Missing Weeks After, Deadly Maui Wildfires.<br />Officials in Maui have released the names of <br />388 people who are still unaccounted for following <br />devastating wildfires that scorched the island. .<br />'The Guardian' reports that the FBI compiled the list of names, saying on August 22 that approximately <br />1,000 to 1,100 more people are still unaccounted for. .<br />We’re releasing this list of names <br />today because we know that it <br />will help with the investigation, John Pelletier, Maui police chief, via 'The Guardian'.<br />We also know that once those <br />names come out, it can and will <br />cause pain for folks whose <br />loved ones are listed. , John Pelletier, Maui police chief, via 'The Guardian'.<br />This is not an easy thing to do, <br />but we want to make sure that <br />we are doing everything we can <br />to make this investigation as <br />complete and thorough as possible, John Pelletier, Maui police chief, via 'The Guardian'.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the number of people <br />thought to have died as a result of the fires <br />has fluctuated since the August 8 disaster.<br />The official death toll from the fires, which razed most of Lahaina to the ground, remains at 115.<br />Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />(FEMA) crews with cadaver dogs have <br />been scouring the ruins for weeks. .<br />According to officials, teams have <br />searched 100% of the remains of <br />single-story residences in the coastal town.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the wildfires <br />were the deadliest to strike the <br />United States in at least 100 years.
