There were no Filipino deaths confirmed so far amid the wildfires that hit Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday.
Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said that at least 80 people have died, while a thousand more remain missing due to the wildfires, but none of them were confirmed as Filipino citizens.
The DFA official said there were 25,000 Filipino-Americans in Maui, which comprised 17% of the island’s population. In total, 200,000 Filipino-Americans were staying and/or working in the state of Hawaii.hundreds of Filipinos were among the more than 1,000 missingDe Vega said that it was possible, but authorities were still gathering data as the internet and communication lines to the island were still down.
“‘Yung mga Filipino naman, wala naman mismo sa forest. Hindi naman sila mismo sa kung saan ang sunog, pero malapit. May mga neighborhood, nasunog ang bahay. ‘Yung mga Pilipino nagta-trabaho do’n tourists resort o hotel…kung missing, ibig sabihin nawalan ng contact o pina-evacuate,” he added. “Walang Pilipinong inilipat to Honolulu… nandoon pa rin sila lahat sa Maui. Ang latest, within 24 to 48 hours, magiging malinaw na ang situation,” he said.
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