The blazes on the island are now the country’s worst in terms of casualties for over a century, while authorities have warned that the effort to find and identify the dead is still in its early stages, as crews with cadaver dogs have covered just 3 per cent of the search area.

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[–] 32 points 3 years ago

Deadliest wildfire so far...

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Just want to clarify that I reading this right. They've now counted as many as 93 killed, and search crews have only covered 3% of the search area?!

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago

    And that says something, because the paradise fire wasn't that long ago...

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Given they were warned this would happen and did nothing to prevent it, and when it did happen they didn't competently warn anyone, I hope they take seriously the task of gearing up for this happening again.

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