Hurricane Maria Death Toll: At least 4645. How will Puerto Rico recover?
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Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 as a category 4 storm. 150 mile-per-hour winds knocked out power for 3.4-million Puerto Ricans, with different levels of devastation throughout the island. A new Harvard study now estimates that at least 4,645 people were killed…A substantial increase over the official toll of 64. Teresa’s guests, Orlando Sentinel journalist Bianca Padró Ocasio and architectural engineer Rick De La Guardia will share their personal accounts of the current conditions on the island and how it will affect further migration to the mainland. On this episode of Stories Beyond the Headlines. Listen now! Visit these links: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/harvard-study-estimates-thousands-died-in-puerto-rico-due-to-hurricane-maria/2018/05/29/1a82503a-6070-11e8-a4a4-c070ef53f315_story.html?utm_term=.41c15a7cc9b1 http://www.orlandosentinel.com/weather/hurricane/os-hurricane-maria-pr-my-home-20170921-story.html http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-puerto-rico-governor-political-organization-20180424-story.html http://www.dlgengineering.com/home/ https://www.amazon.com/Rick-De-La-Guardia/e/B01JWGN2Q6 reVolver Podcasts would like to thank our guests Bianca Padró Ocasio and Rick De La Guardia. Host: Teresa Rodríguez Showrunner: Carmen Lucas Editor: Andy Stermer Click below to Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teresa-rodriguez-stories-beyond-the-headlines/id1294144122 Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iximr5uqwege67iw77vl4h5n3uq Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aUY1JSXldLbsG0MppTp0f iHeart Radio App: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/teresa-rodriguez-stories-beyond-the-headlines-28549674/
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