The Government of Puerto Rico Raises Official Death Toll to Nearly 3,000

“Puerto Rico officially raised the death toll from Hurricane Maria last year from 64 to nearly 3,000 following the release of a study ordered by the governor of the island. This officially makes Maria one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. We get a response from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González and Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

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