Hurricane Maria killed at least 4,645 people in Puerto Rico, a study estimates
The new number is based on household surveys and surpasses the official count of 64
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STORM SURGE Police in Puerto Rico raise the coffin of a fellow officer who died while crossing a river in his car during Hurricane Maria. A new estimate drastically increases the storm’s death toll on the island.
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