Hawaii Governor Josh Green says more than 1,000 island residents are still unaccounted for in the wake of the devastating wildfires that burned the beautiful island to the ground.
Green appeared on CBS’ Face The Nation with host Margaret Brennan over the weekend to discuss the latest developments and search efforts.
“More than 1,000 are unaccounted for, about 1,050. It will take several weeks still,” Green said. “Some of the challenges are going to be extraordinary. As you reported, 85 percent of the — of the land of the impact zone has been covered now by what amounts to an army of search and rescue teams and 41 dogs. So, 85 percent of the land has been covered.”
“Now we go into the larger buildings, which require peeling back some of the floors and structures,” he continued. “That last 15 percent could take weeks. We do have extreme concerns that, because of the temperature of the fire, the remains of those who have died, in some cases, may be impossible to recover meaningfully.”
Watch the clip above.
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