Why Puerto Rico’s death toll from Hurricane Maria is so much higher than officials thought
- Written by Alexis R. Santos-Lozada, Assistant Teaching Professor in Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
Hurricane Maria’s destruction likely have led to thousands more deaths than originally estimated.Ramon Espinosa/AP“If you don’t get away from those areas, you are going to die.” That statement concluded Puerto Rico Secretary of Public Safety Héctor Pesquera’s press conference before Hurricane Maria.
As of Dec....
