Researchers Are Still Counting the Dead From Hurricane Maria
The newest estimate based on administrative data suggests over 1,100 people were killed by the 2017 storm and its fallout.
The one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria is next month. The island is still rebuilding, still preparing for a new hurricane season, still putting its power grid back together, and still dealing with the massive demographic, environmental, and political changes that have taken place as a result of last year’s disaster. And it’s still trying to figure out just who was lost in the catastrophe—the official death toll still sits at 64, a number we know to be at least an order
