Puerto Rico Raises Hurricane Death Toll to 1,427 in Report to Congress

Associated Press

Puerto Rico is now estimating that Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people, far more than the official death toll of 64, in a report to Congress seeking billions to help the island recover from the devastating storm. The territory’s government said the additional deaths resulted from the effects of a storm that led to a “cascading failures” in infrastructure.

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