Thursday, August 9, 2018

Puerta Rican government acknowledges hurricane death toll of more than 1,400

Puerto Rico has acknowledged more than 1,400 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria - far higher than the 64 deaths previously reported.

Maria hit the US territory in September 2017 but the island has struggled to repair infrastructure and power grid.

Our US Correspondent John Bevir reports.

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