The forest fires in Hawaii

Pedestrians pass fire-affected area on Maui. Stephen Lam / AP  

The forest fires in Hawaii

Over a thousand people are missing after the fires on Maui  

Two weeks after the extensive fires broke out on the island of Maui in Hawaii, it is still unclear how many people have died, US media reports. So far, at least 115 people have been found dead, but on Tuesday the FBI stated that between 1,000 and 1,100 people are missing. 

The authority is now calling on the public to provide information about relatives who are still missing, writes CBS News. 

"We don't want to leave any stone unturned, so we're investigating every name on the list until we can prove they're not on it," says FBI agent Steven Merrill, referring to the list of missing persons.  

At the same time, the investigators state that it is possible that they will never find all the people who died in the fires.  

President Joe Biden and Jill Biden visit fire-ravaged Maui. Evan Vucci/AP 

Biden rejected on Maui: Can take care of ourselves  

President Joe Biden was booed by several residents when he visited the fire-ravaged Hawaiian island of Maui, DN reports. The indigenous Kapali Keahi, who is a representative of the former kingdom, abstained from the meeting with the US president. 

- I am not sure that the USA can give us something that we need.  

The president and the US authorities have been criticized by Hawaiians because the aid was insufficient and poorly organized, according to BBC News.  

Biden has also endured criticism, from both Republicans and Democrats, for his delayed response to the disaster, reports the British news channel.  

According to Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, at least 114 people have died and 850 people are missing from the fires, which are the deadliest in modern American history.  

The FBI came up with the numbers by combining and combing through various lists of missing persons, something that Bissen believes sheds light on how large-scale the devastation is.  

- We are both saddened and relieved by these numbers, he told NBC New.