VIDEO: Biden’s FEMA Chief Fails to Account for 1,000 Missing Individuals in Maui Wildfires.

FEMA Head Deanne Criswell Struggles to ‍Explain Missing Persons in Hawaii Wildfires

FEMA head Deanne Criswell had⁤ few answers when ​asked why roughly 1,000 people are still missing in the devastating Hawaii wildfires.

“There’s a lot⁣ of different reasons on why people are unaccounted for,” Criswell told CNN⁢ about the huge number of unaccounted people ​in the aftermath of⁣ the disaster.

At least 114 people are ⁤dead in Maui, making the disaster ‌the⁤ deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history. The toll could surge as ​authorities search the island for human remains, with nearly 1,000 people still ⁤ missing.

“The ‌unaccounted piece is just ​making sure that we are accounting for everybody that was reported as missing,” Criswell ‌said. “It could be ⁣that they ​are staying with family and friends.”

The answer comes as President⁤ Joe Biden is set to visit Hawaii on Monday to survey the damage.

Biden faced criticism last week for‌ shrugging off questions about the wildfires amid criticism over his‌ leadership‍ during ⁣the disaster. After he first addressed the disaster two weeks ago, Biden went ‍ four ⁣days without ‍commenting ⁢on it again.