The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 96 as relatives of the missing frantically searched for signs their loved ones may still be alive, while survivors grappled with the scale of the disaster.   Days after the inferno destroyed much of the historic resort town of Lahaina, crews of firefighters were still battling flare-ups, and cadaver dogs were sifting through the town’s charred ruins in search of victims.   The death toll made the blaze Hawaii’s worst natural disaster, surpassing a tsunami that killed 61 people in 1960, a year after Hawaii became a U.S. state.   Sirens stationed around the island, intended to warn of impending natural disasters, never sounded. 🔗 Read more at our link in bio.   #Reuters #video #news #videonews #topnews #topstories #Hawaii #Maui #Lahaina #resort #hotels #tourism #Mauifire #emergency #firefighting #disaster #JoeBiden #NationalWeatherService #nature #wildlife #climatechange #climate #banyantree #devastation #reels #Mauifire2023