A new estimate suggests that 4,645 people died between Sept. 20 and Dec. 31, 2017 as a direct or indirect result of the Category 4 storm in Puerto Rico.
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Officials in Puerto Rico greatly underestimated the death toll from Hurricane Maria — here’s why
REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins The official death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico is 64, but transparency organizations estimate the real total is much higher. One estimate puts the count at 1,085. The discrepancy may be a result of how local officials tally deaths. “If you don’t get away from those areas, you are going […]
Puerto Rico power chief resigns amid struggles after Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) chief Ricardo Ramos has resigned as much of the island remains without power almost two months after Hurricane Maria. Ramos was under fire over a repair contract with the Montana-based company Whitefish. Governor Ricardo Rossello announced Ramos’s resignation Friday. After speaking at a healthcare event in San Juan, Rossello […]
Puerto Rico power woes continue, a month after Hurricane Maria
Enlarge / Image of Tesla’s solar+storage system outside of Hospital del Niño. (credit: Tesla) Two weeks ago, battery makers Tesla and Sonnen pledged to build microgrids and deliver batteries to hospitals and other critical infrastructure in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which wiped out power to nearly all of the island’s electricity […]
FDA head: Hurricane Maria set to hit hospitals nationwide, clobber drug supply
Enlarge / UTUADO, PUERTO RICO – OCTOBER 06: Jose Javier Santana holds a Puerto Rican flag he found on the ground after Hurricane Maria passed through. (credit: Getty | Joe Raedle ) After Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico on September 20, the nation’s drug supply and hospitals should brace for their own beating in the […]
Trump asks Congress for $4.9 billion loan to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
AP Photo/Carlos Giusti WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump asked Congress on Tuesday for a $ 4.9 billion loan to help the cash-strapped Puerto Rican government pay its bills as the U.S. territory struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria, an administration official said. Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello had asked for help with lines […]
NCIS Sneak Peek: Maria Bello Arrives to Give Gibbs a 'Good Fight'
NCIS‘ Leroy Jethro Gibbs is going to like having Special Agent Jacqueline “Jack” Sloane around — at least to hear her tell it in this exclusive first look at a promo touting Maria Bello‘s debut. RELATED
How Celebrities are Helping Victims of Hurricane Maria
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After Hurricane Maria, Could Puerto Rico Be at Risk of Cholera?
Disasters always have ripple effects. In Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, Hurricane Maria might start a wave of disease. https://media.wired.com/photos/59cd6c4bbc3ab250b6610521/master/pass/nurse-TA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Trump tweets Puerto Rico is ‘in deep trouble’ while the country struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria
AP Photo/Carlos Giusti President Donald Trump tweeted about Puerto Rico on Monday night as the island struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria. The powerful Category 4 storm made landfall on the island last week, leaving unprecedented devastation in its path. Trump began tweeting about Puerto Rico after spending most of Monday carrying on a days-long […]
