Death toll in Hawaii wildfires rises to 101

The death toll in the Maui wildfires has risen to 106, Maui County officials said Tuesday, a week after the flames started sweeping through parts of the Hawaiian island.

Report informs via CNN that the update on the death toll – up from 99 a day before – came as authorities said only five of the dead had been identified. County officials released two names and said the three others would be announcedafter their relatives are notified.

Authorities had gone through about a third of the search area as of Tuesday; the county put the figure at 32% while Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told CNN Tuesday it was 27%.

With so much still to search, the death toll still could rise significantly, Green has said.