Death Toll In Puerto Rico Climbs To 34
Following disastrous Trump visit, the official death toll more than doubles
The Governor of Puerto Rico has confirmed that the death toll caused by Hurricane Maria has risen to 34 people.
According to a report by The Associated Press, Governor Ricardo Rossello made the announcement at a press conference shortly after President Trump departed the island Tuesday evening.
The news of the news of the increased death toll came just hours after Trump bragged during a press conference that just 16 people had been killed by the storm.
“If you looked — every death is a horror, but if you look at a real catastrophe like Katrina, and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, and you look at what happened here with really a storm that was just totally overbearing, nobody has seen anything like this,” Trump said earlier Tuesday. “What is your death count as of this morning, 17?”
“Sixteen people certified,” Rosselló responded.
“Sixteen people certified versus in the thousands,” Trump said. “You can be very proud of all of your people, all of our people working together. Sixteen versus literally thousands of people. You can be very proud.”
[image via MSNBC screenshot]
