Puerto Rico's governor said on Thursday he has tapped researchers at the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., to lead an independent probe into his administration's controversial tally of deaths caused by Hurricane Maria.
Governor Ricardo Rossello said in a statement it was "of great interest to the state to identify how many lives were lost" in Maria, announcing an investigation led by Carlos Santos-Burgoa, director of the Global Health Policy Program at GWU's Milken Institute School of Public Health.
After Hurricane Maria passed through Puerto Rico in September, decimating infrastructure and leaving the island's 3.4 million residents without power, Rossello's administration pegged the death toll at 64.
The governor faced criticism from funeral directors, families and media outlets who reported dozens - or in some cases hundreds - of deaths that were not counted as being caused by the storm.
In December, Rossello said he would launch an internal probe into the death toll, to be led by his public safety director, Hector Pesquera.
Source :- yahoonews
Governor Ricardo Rossello said in a statement it was "of great interest to the state to identify how many lives were lost" in Maria, announcing an investigation led by Carlos Santos-Burgoa, director of the Global Health Policy Program at GWU's Milken Institute School of Public Health.
After Hurricane Maria passed through Puerto Rico in September, decimating infrastructure and leaving the island's 3.4 million residents without power, Rossello's administration pegged the death toll at 64.
The governor faced criticism from funeral directors, families and media outlets who reported dozens - or in some cases hundreds - of deaths that were not counted as being caused by the storm.
In December, Rossello said he would launch an internal probe into the death toll, to be led by his public safety director, Hector Pesquera.
Source :- yahoonews
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