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August 30, 2023

Louisiana Wildfires Kill 2; Maui Search for Wildfire Victims Moves from Land to Water
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Here in the U.S., wildfires in southwestern Louisiana killed two people
and scorched roughly 60,000 acres as of Tuesday. Governor John Bel
Edwards said the fires are the worst Louisiana has experienced "since at
least the Second World War," amid a record-breaking drought.

Meanwhile, in Maui, the search for wildfire victims on land has ended,
with search efforts now moving to the ocean. The official death toll has
reached 115 people.


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