Headline Roundup • August 30th, 2018
Puerto Rico's Hurricane Maria Death Toll Raised From 64 to 3,000
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria was raised on Tuesday from 64 to almost 3,000, with President Trump responding that his administration "did a fantastic job" and "put a lot of money and a lot of effort" into helping the disaster-stricken island.
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Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria raised to nearly 3,000
Reuters
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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.
Trump stands by disaster response in Puerto Rico: 'We did a fantastic job'
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President Trump on Wednesday stood the administration’s response to Hurricane Maria last year in Puerto Rico, despite a new study raising the death toll to 2,975.
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