The official death count in Puerto Rico attributed to Hurricane Maria is 64 people. Today, Puerto Rico’s governor called for a review of the death count after media organizations have found the mortality rate is at least seven times that. Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism estimates that — in September and October, the two months following the storm — the number of people dead in Puerto Rico increased by more than 1,000. How is Washington D.C. obligated to help?
After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still struggling
Credits
Guests:
- William Ramirez - ACLU / Inter-American University School of Law
- Arelis Hernandez - The Washington Post - @arelisrhdz
- Ed Morales - Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race - @SpanglishKid