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Mass fires/ After criticism, Biden vows to visit Hawaii

2023-08-16 08:11:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Mass fires/ After criticism, Biden vows to visit Hawaii

US President Joe Biden will travel to Hawaii after criticism over his response to the island's deadly wildfires.

Speaking in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Biden said he wanted to make sure people in the state had "everything they need."

It is reported that the fires have so far caused 101 victims and another 1300 people have disappeared.

Hawaii residents have complained about the pace of the federal government's response to the disaster.

While in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, over the weekend, Biden was asked by a reporter about the rising death toll in Hawaii and replied, "No comment."

The president said Tuesday he had not yet visited because of concerns that doing so would divert resources and attention from the humanitarian response. Jill Biden will accompany him to Hawaii.

More than 500 federal emergency personnel have so far been dispatched to help, including 150 search and rescue specialists.

Additional personnel are being sent to Maui to assist those already on the ground, Biden added.

He said "all available federal assets" in the region will be used for recovery efforts, including the US military and Coast Guard./ CNA





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