Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria raised to nearly 3,000
Disaster,Hurricane Maria,Donald Trump,Puerto Rico,General News
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Puerto Rico’s official death toll from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised on Tuesday from 64, a number widely discounted as far too low, to nearly 3,000, based on a study ordered by the governor of the U.S. territory.
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