The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 96 on Sunday 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. The cost to rebuild Lahaina was estimated at $5.5 billion, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with more than 2,200 structures damaged or destroyed and more than 2,100 acres (850 hectares) burned. FRANCE 24’s Business Editor Yuka Royer tells us more.
The economic fallout of the fires on Hawaii’s Maui island • FRANCE 24 English
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