The real death toll in Puerto Rico, 1,500 missing children, and remembering the Battle of Attu.
Samuel Vasquez rebuilds his house, which was partially destroyed by Hurricane Maria, while his wife, Ysamar Figueroa, looks on in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Dec. 11, 2017. Puerto Rico is once again bracing for hurricane season, just as a new study has found the death toll from Hurrican Maria was 70 times higher than reported.
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