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Maui authorities say anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people remain unaccounted for two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed Lahaina.

Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina.

The number varies widely, with the governor saying more than 1,000 remained unaccounted for, the mayor of Maui claiming 850, and during President Biden's tour on Monday, White House homeland security adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall put it between 500 and 800.

Authorities in Hawaii on Tuesday pleaded with relatives of those missing after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century to come forward and give DNA samples, saying the low number provided so far threatens to hinder efforts to identify any remains discovered in the rubble.

Anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people are still missing after the Maui wildfires that destroyed Lahaina and killed at least 115 people.

“I found my calling here. Time has been very good for me here. I never looked back,” he said.

Real estate vultures are propositioning homeowners in Maui who lost everything the wildfire, knowing that families are facing desperation due to government inaction and refusal to provide essential services.

Maui authorities say anywhere between 500 and 1,000 people remain unaccounted for two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed the community of Lahaina.

The remnants of a hurricane that battered parts of Mexico and California this week could pose a “double-edged sword” for fire-ravaged British Columbia.