Puerto Rico Update: Hurricane Maria Death Toll Likely Near 500; Island Struggles to Get to 50 Percent Power Restoration
Power poles and lines downed by Hurricane Maria lie on a sidewalk in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Nov. 7, 2017. (RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance Officials say nearly 500 more people died in Puerto Rico in September 2017 than in September 2016.But the government continues to insist the official Hurricane Maria death toll is 55.More than half the island remains powerless nearly two months after the storm made landfall. For weeks, Puerto Rican authorities have insisted Hurricane Maria...