2nd deadliest hurricane to ever hit the US
According to a new study released by George Washington University (GW), 2,975 people died as a result of the hurricane. The government of Puerto Rico now accepts that number as an accurate death toll.
The newest count puts Hurricane Maria in second place as the deadliest hurricane to ever hit the United States, behind the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 which reportedly took 6,000 lives or more.
In early July, researchers at Harvard released a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine which estimated that in excess of 4,500 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria by surveying more than 3,000 houses.
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Talk about a political cover-up. They effectively failed to respond to, dragged their feet, then covered up the second deadliest Hurricane to ever hit the United States. Why? Because they were predominantly Spanish speaking brown people, even though they were US citizens. The kind of officially sanctioned Racism that should only be found in history books.
Another moment of shame delivered upon the American people by this Administration.
Yes, it really happened, and yes, it becomes a permanent shameful chapter in the history of our nation.