Maui fire death toll rises to 93 as officials warn scale of losses not yet known

The death toll from the wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui has reached 93, making it the deadliest US wildfire for over a century (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources/AP)

As the death toll from the wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui reached 93, making it the deadliest US wildfire for over a century, authorities warned that the effort to find and identify the dead is still in its early stages.

Crews with cadaver dogs have covered just 3% of the search area, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said.