Maui fires take a toll on survivors' mental health
Spiritual care teams, as well as counselors and other mental health specialists, are setting up around the island, officials said.
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Spiritual care teams, as well as counselors and other mental health specialists, are setting up around the island, officials said.
Officials have identified one more victim in the Lahaina fire. Donna Gomes, 71, is the sixth victim officially identified by the county. The death toll remains at 111.
The apocalyptic wildfires that raced across Maui have claimed at least 111 lives – a devastating number that’s expected to grow.
For the second day in a row, the Lahaina disaster has claimed the job of a government official who had a hand in the emergency response to the ferocious wildfires that laid waste to the historic town last week.
The administrator of Maui’s emergency management agency has resigned, citing health reasons, Maui County said Thursday – an announcement that comes a day after he defended the silence of the island’s siren system last week during the deadliest US wildfire in more than 100 years.