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Study puts Hurricane Maria’s death toll at more than 4,600; some residents still struggle with power

YABUCOA, Puerto Rico – A Harvard-led study released this week says more than 4,600 people died from Hurricane Maria – either from the hurricane itself or from its immediate aftermath. Officials had put the toll at 64. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, calls the government’s number a “substantial underestimate.” The […]

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