Survivors of Maui Fires Face Power Cuts and Poor Cell Service as Teams Work to Find and ID the Dead

Survivors of Maui Fires Face Power Cuts and Poor Cell Service as Teams Work to Find and ID the Dead
People wait in line to receive free meals at a distribution center for those affected by the Maui fires at Honokawai Beach Park in Napili-Honokowai, west of Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 14, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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LAHAINA, Hawaii—Survivors of deadly wildfires on Maui contended with intermittent power and unreliable cell service as they sought help rebuilding their lives. Teams of people, meanwhile, labored to find the dead and identify them.

With the death toll already at 106, a mobile morgue unit with additional coroners arrived in Hawaii on Tuesday to help with the grim task of sorting through remains. The governor warned that a new storm could complicate the search and recovery.