With all the attention now being given to how many people died due to the impacts of Hurricane María, which struck the island of Puerto Rico last year this week, we wanted to share a comprehensive list of stories and podcasts surrounding this topic. This is not meant to be a definitive list, but it includes reporting by the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Latino USA and Latino Rebels.
Here goes:
September 28, 2017: María’s Death Toll in Puerto Rico Is Being Underreported
October 1, 2017: Why Is María’s Death Toll in Puerto Rico Being Underreported?
October 2, 2017: Puerto Rico’s Public Safety Secretary Admits There Are More María-Related Deaths
October 9, 2017: Chaos in Puerto Rico’s ‘Operational’ Hospitals
October 19, 2017: Sources: Democratic Lobbyist With Ties to Puerto Rico Gov’t Urged Senators to Not Focus on María Death Count
October 30, 2017: Puerto Rico Secretary of Public Safety Discusses Death Count Since Hurricane Maria
November 8, 2017: For the First 10 Days After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Reports a 43% Increase in Deaths
November 16, 2017: Dozens of Uncounted Deaths From Hurricane María Emerge in Puerto Rico
November 17, 2017: Rosselló About Investigating Uncounted Hurricane María Deaths: ‘This Is a Continuous Effort’
November 21, 2017: Puerto Rico’s Government Seems to Blame Everyone Else for Uncounted Hurricane Deaths
November 27, 2017: Independent Study: Hurricane María Death Count Could Be 10 Times Higher Than Official Count
December 7, 2017: Nearly 1,000 More People Died in Puerto Rico After Hurricane María
December 8, 2017: FEMA Responds to Reports of High Death Count in Puerto Rico After Hurricane María
December 13, 2017: Government of Puerto Rico Responds to Hurricane María Death Count Story
December 17, 2017: Delayed and Without Resources: Puerto Rico’s Police Did Little to Investigate Missing Persons After Hurricane María
December 18, 2017: After Reports of Higher Hurricane María Deaths, Puerto Rico Governor Calls for Formal Investigation and Review
January 4, 2018: As Deaths From September and October Continue to Increase, Puerto Rico Governor Announces Details on Death Toll Working Group
January 5, 2018: The Death Count
February 1, 2018: Puerto Rico’s Government Won’t Update Post-Hurricane Death Data Until Formal Report Is Completed
February 8, 2018: Puerto Rican Journalists Sue Demographic Registry Over Hurricane María Death Statistics
February 12, 2018: Puerto Rico’s Department of Health Says It Is Not Authorized to Provide Updated 2017 Death Statistics
May 24, 2018: Puerto Rico Government Did Not Prevent Most Hurricane María-Related Deaths
May 30, 2018: Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz on the Puerto Rico Hurricane María Death Toll
May 31, 2018: Why Puerto Rico’s Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Is so Much Higher Than Officials Thought
June 7, 2018: The Rosselló Administration Continues to Arbitrarily Mishandle Hurricane María Death Toll Data in Puerto Rico
June 10, 2018: The Death Count in Puerto Rico After Hurricane María: What’s Really Missing
June 12, 2018: Vidas de damnificados por María aún penden de un hilo
June 14, 2018: CPI Certifies That Rosselló Government Did Not Deliver All Information Regarding Deaths in Puerto Rico
June 14, 2018: OPINION: A Key Lesson from Hurricane Maria? Puerto Rico’s Urgent Need for Transparency
June 21, 2018: Cuentan su experiencia médicos que certificaron muertes por María
June 28, 2018: Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló on the Hurricane María Death Count
July 10, 2018: Government of Puerto Rico Did Not Follow Federal Guidelines to Certify Post-María Deaths
August 3, 2018: Problema con cadáveres en Puerto Rico lleva años pero se agravó en los pasados cuatro meses
August 17, 2018: Comedy of Errors: Puerto Rico’s Government Maintains Official Figure of 64 Hurricane María Deaths
September 13, 2018: Day Before Trump Tweets About Death Count, Puerto Rican Govt Officials Met With White House to Discuss Hurricane María Messaging
September 14, 2018: The Deaths of Hurricane María
September 16, 2018: Puerto Rico DOES Matter, President Trump
September 18, 2018: Mudos los hospitales tras sus fallas por el huracán
[…] The Trump Administration has been breaking the law as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) keeps illegally withholding close to $18 billion Congress approved in 2018 for disaster relief, mitigation and reconstruction in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María, the deadliest hurricane in modern U.S. struck in September 2017 and killed more than 3,000 individuals. […]
[…] The Trump Administration has been breaking the law as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) keeps illegally withholding close to $18 billion Congress approved in 2018 for disaster relief, mitigation and reconstruction in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María, the deadliest hurricane in modern U.S. history struck in September 2017 and killed more than 3,000 individuals. […]