88119247 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://en.haberler.com/head-of-maui-agency-resigns-after-not-sounding-1864792/The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) stepped down from his post Thursday following severe criticism over its response to wildfires in the town of Lahaina, in which the death toll now stands at 111. Herman Andaya's resignation comes a day after he after defended his decision to not....2023-08-18T05:09+0200haberler-en-c178e17ef73977736ddf780b4e47360320230818050900https://thesaxon.org/maui-public-schools-prepare-to-reopen/Sergeant Matthew A. Foster via Agence France-Presse At least three schools were spared the flames in Lahaina, where entire neighborhoods were reduced to ashes. Maui public schools have begun the process of reopening and traffic has resumed on a main road, signaling some resumption of daily....2023-08-18T04:58+0200thesaxon-f920b501a4b3cd70894497d1fd8bf50420230818045800https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/national/23731053.maui-emergency-services-chief-resigns-criticism-not-activating-sirens/?ref=rssMayor Richard Bissen accepted the resignation of Herman Andaya effective immediately, who resigned for health reasons, the County of Maui announced on Facebook. Mr Bissen said in the statement: “Given the gravity of the crisis we are facing, my team and I will be placing someone in this key position....2023-08-18T04:53+0200theargus-396f1c4e14d2d376f8c796ecdab7144420230818045300http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202308/18/WS64dece30a31035260b81cdd5.htmlVolunteers unload donations at a distribution center for those affected by the Maui fires at Honokawai Beach Park in Napili-Honokowai, west of Maui, Hawaii, August 14, 2023. [Photo/Agencies] With 111 bodies found and more than 1,000 people still unaccounted for from the devastating Maui wildfires in....2023-08-18T04:43+0200chinadaily-742df827bf7726b637f9d0b0461311ca20230818044300