The prosecutor’s office will examine the actions of local authorities during a natural disaster due to criticism of the warning system.
Wildfires on the island of Maui have claimed the lives of 110 people. This was reported on August 16 by CNN, citing the governor of the US state of Hawaii, Josh Green.
At the press conference, Green ordered the Attorney General to review the actions of local authorities during natural disasters. This is due to criticism of the operation of the warning system – a significant part of the sirens is silent during the fire.
According to the head of the island’s emergency agency, Herman Andai, sirens are used, as a rule, to warn of the arrival of a tsunami, and if they sound, people go to the side of the mountain, where the flames are the strongest. .
It will be remembered that the fire started in Hawaii a week ago, the spread of the fire was facilitated by strong winds. In the city of Lahaina on Maui, where 13 thousand people live, almost all the houses were burned.
It was previously reported that there were 96 victims of the fire.
Source: korrespondent
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