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After Maui officials named 388 people unaccounted for in fires, many called to say they're OK

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After just a day, more than 100 people or their relatives came forward to say they're safe, the FBI said Friday.

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  1. People Missing In Maui Wildfires Jumps To 1,100 As Officials Prepare To Publish List Of Names

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    After Maui officials named 388 people unaccounted for in fires, many called to say they're OK

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  1. NBC News

    850 people still missing after Maui wildfires, mayor says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The number officially declared missing is in addition to the 114 people who have so far been confirmed dead in the disaster, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    More than 800 missing in Maui wildfires as officials continue search (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    To find people, the organization cross-checks names with emergency shelter registration lists, calls hospitals to see if the person was admitted as a patient and combs through social media, among other steps.

  3. amNewYork

    Over 800 people still missing after Maui’s deadliest wildfire: officials trying to determine who perished (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    Two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the Maui community of Lahaina, authorities say more than 800 people remain

  4. NBC News

    List of possible unaccounted for after Maui fire now 1,000 to 1,100 (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    “That doesn’t mean necessarily ... that these people are in fact missing,” said the special agent in charge of the FBI's Honolulu field office. So far there have been 115 confirmed deaths.

  5. Forbes

    People Missing In Maui Wildfires Jumps To 1,100 As Officials Prepare To Publish List Of Names (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Identifying victims has been a slow process and just 43 of 115 confirmed victims had been identified as of Tuesday.

  6. CBS News

    Number of people missing in Maui wildfires still unclear, officials say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    An FBI officials Tuesday said that the number of people "reported unaccounted for" is somewhere between 1,000 and 1,100.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Maui confronts the challenge of finding more than 800 missing people after the deadly wildfires (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    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.

  8. Phys

    At least 1,100 missing after Hawaii fires (opens Phys)

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    At least 1,100 people are still missing two weeks after deadly wildfires ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui, authorities said Tuesday, with the FBI seeking family members' help in identifying the remains of the dead.

  9. France 24

    At least 1,100 missing after Hawaii fires as FBI seeks help in identifying dead (opens France 24)

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    At least 1,100 people are still missing two weeks after deadly wildfires ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui, authorities said Tuesday, with the FBI seeking family members' help in identifying the remains…

  10. Fox5 Atlanta

    After Maui officials named 388 unaccounted for after fires, many call to report they are safe (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Within a day of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, more than 100 of them or their relatives have come forward to say they’re safe.

  11. 12News Now Beaumont

    After Maui officials named 388 people unaccounted for in fires, many called to say they're OK (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    After just a day, more than 100 people or their relatives came forward to say they're safe, the FBI said Friday.

  12. New York Post

    Official list of those unaccounted for in Maui wildfires drastically decreases (opens New York Post)

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    The official roster of 388 names compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation was released on Thursday.

  13. New York Times

    Hawaii Officials Release List of 388 People Missing From Maui Fires (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The list names people who are unaccounted for after wildfires in Maui. They asked anyone on the list who survived the fires to come forward and help narrow the tally.

  14. CNN

    Nearly 400 remain unaccounted for in Maui after deadly wildfires, FBI-curated list shows -- a big decline from prior estimates (opens CNN)

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    Nearly 400 people are still listed as unaccounted for after this month’s devastating wildfires on Maui – a dramatic drop from the more than 1,000 previously believed missing but still a stark indicator of the disaster’s tragic impact.

  15. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Hawaii wildfires: Maui names 388 people who are still missing weeks after deadly blaze (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Maui County called on the public to contact the FBI as soon as possible if they can confirm that any of the people listed as missing are in fact safe.

  16. Alaska Public Media

    388: The number of people unaccounted for in Maui fire falls by more than half (opens Alaska Public Media)

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    The revised number emerged late Thursday after Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said the FBI was working to "un-duplicate people" reported missing.

  17. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Maui has released the names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfire. Here's the latest (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    The number of confirmed dead after fires on Maui that destroyed the historic seaside community of Lahaina stands at 115, a number the county said is expected to rise.

  18. KTVZ Bend

    As hundreds remain missing in Maui, electric company admits evidence to determine how wildfires started may have been compromised (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Michelle Watson, Kelly McCleary, Cheri Mossburg, Anna-Maja Rappard and Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people are still listed as unaccounted for after this month’s devastating wildfires on Maui – a number that’s expected to change as the FBI continues vetting names.

  19. KRDO

    Nearly 400 remain unaccounted for in Maui after deadly wildfires, FBI-curated list shows – a big decline from prior estimates (opens KRDO)

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    By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 400 people are still listed as unaccounted for after this month’s devastating wildfires on Maui – a dramatic drop from the more than 1,000 previously believed missing but still a stark indicator of the disaster’s tragic impact.

  20. FOX 5 New York

    Maui releases names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfire (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Officials said more than 1,700 people reported missing have been found safe.

  21. MyNorthwest

    Maui has released the names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfire (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more

  22. NBC News

    Nearly 400 people still missing after Maui fires (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    At least 115 people have been confirmed dead in the wildfires, the deadliest in modern U.S. history.

  23. Washington Post

    Hawaii names 388 people who are still unaccounted for after wildfires (opens Washington Post)

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    Estimates of those unaccounted for in the fires had fluctuated as authorities sought to “un-duplicate” the people reported missing.

  24. WHDH Boston

    Maui releases names of 388 people still missing after deadly wildfire - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui County released the names of 388 people still missing Thursday more than two weeks after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than

  25. Fox News

    Hawaii releases names of 388 people still missing from Maui fire (opens Fox News)

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    Hundreds of people are still missing in Maui following America’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century, which caused 115 deaths and destroyed the historic community of Lahaina.

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