Families say Hurricane Maria’s death toll was preventable -- and neglect is to blame

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Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2018 · News & Politics

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Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, the Associated Press and Quartz compiled an extensive database of nearly 500 victims of Hurricane Maria whose families say that mismanagement, poor communication and damaged infrastructure were to blame for the deaths. Ana Campoy, Latin America reporter for Quartz, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Dallas.

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