Sentences with phrase «official death toll»

The outages have proved deadly, with people unable to use lifesaving medical equipment like dialysis machines, and they've contributed to Puerto Rico's official death toll of 64.

The request cites a Vox report published Wednesday that found a significant discrepancy between the government's official death toll of 45 and reports from the ground.

Just hours earlier when President Donald Trump visited the island to survey the damage the official death toll remained as it has for days at 16 dead.

More than two months after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico and devastated the island — knocking out its power grid and leaving millions without potable water — the official death toll has stayed surprisingly low at 62.

The dispute between the government and the media over the Hurricane Maria death toll began when an investigative reporter on the island, Omaya Sosa Pascual, questioned the official death toll of 16 in a story on September 28, eight days after the storm hit.

If that's the case, then the death is counted in the official death toll.

Other parts of the country are still without power and running water, the State Department warned, while the official death toll from Irma stood at 10.

In fact, the official death toll remains at just 16 and hasn't been updated since Tuesday.

The official death toll from the storm is 51, though the actual number is very likely in the hundreds, as we've reported.

While the official death toll remains at 16, that number has not been updated and is believed inaccurate.

The official death toll stands at 93 but that did not include an estimated 20 newly discovered bodies that remain in the water, the coast guard said.

The judges didn't go that far, ordering an additional $ 4,500 for the widows and children of the 39 Christians on the government's official death toll.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The governor of Puerto Rico says the official death toll from Hurricane Maria has been increased to 34 from 16.

The official death toll recorded by the Dutch authorities was 36,417 and many settlements were destroyed, including Teluk Betung and Ketimbang in Sumatra, and Sirik and Semarang in Java.

The official death toll has climbed to more than 3,600.

As of Tuesday, the official death toll stood at nearly 4,000.

It's the official death toll of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh.

The official death toll in Puerto Rico from Maria is 58, with at least 26 of these being direct deaths (due to drowning or wind - related effects).