"This shows the magnitude of the catastrophe," Governor Rossello told El Nuevo Dia newspaper.When asked why his government was unable to recognise a higher death toll until now, he replied: "I am not perfect. Further analysis revealed two unique subcategories of heat-related and oxygen-dependent deaths in which power outage contributed to exacerbation of an existing medical condition.Understanding the need for subcategorization of disaster-related circumstances of death can help public health practitioners develop more effective public health interventions to prevent deaths in future disasters.Three powerful and devastating hurricanes from the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season (Harvey [August 17–September 1], Irma [August 30–September 13], and Maria [September 16–October 2]) resulted in the deaths of hundreds of persons. Int J Epidemiol 1999;28:1124–9.Jani AA, Fierro M, Kiser S, et al. Carlos Mercader from Puerto Rico's Federal Affairs Administration said he welcomed the Harvard survey. Understanding the need for subcategorization of disaster-related circumstances of death and the possibility of overlapping categories can help public health practitioners derive more effective public health interventions to prevent deaths in future disasters.Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 hurricane (185-mph winds), caused catastrophic damage in the Caribbean before moving northwest and making landfall in Florida on September 10, 2017, as a Category 4 hurricane. A series of cascading infrastructure failures compounded the direct effects of the hurricane. The U.S. death toll from coronavirus moved over 200,000 on Tuesday after Florida reported 99 more resident deaths in its daily report from the Department of Health. Assessing disaster-attributed mortality: development and application of a definition and classification matrix. Source: Hurricane Science. ".He echoed one finding in the report - that doctors "lacked awareness" on how to appropriately certify deaths attributed to natural disasters. Now, hindsight tends to be 20-20. Puerto Rico's true death toll from Hurricane Maria remains elusive as the storm's one-year anniversary approaches. Chan School of Public Health,"White House defends Trump's false claims about Hurricane Maria's aftermath in Puerto Rico","Hurricane Maria caused an estimated 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico, new study finds","Ascertainment of the Estimated Excess Mortality from Hurricane María in Puerto Rico","Trump Warns Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico That Aid Won't Last 'Forever,"Puerto Rico's electric company was already $9 billion in debt before hurricanes hit","Why It's So Hard To Turn The Lights Back On In Puerto Rico","Extremely active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season finally ends","FEMA admits failures in Puerto Rico disaster response, in after-action report","Elderly struggle to survive in wake of Maria","Transformation and Innovation in the Wake of Devastation","We surveyed 112 Puerto Rican funeral homes to check the accuracy of the hurricane death toll.

A reference guide for certification of deaths in the event of a natural, human-induced, or chemical/radiological disaster. Repeated power cuts also led to an increased number of deaths from diabetes and sepsis. Hurricane Isabel-related mortality—Virginia, 2003.
"The responsibility for adjudicating the cause of deaths rested with the doctors," Mr Rossello said.

Hurricane Maria was a deadly Category 5 hurricane that devastated Dominica, St Croix, and Puerto Rico in September 2017.

Catastrophic damage to infrastructure and communication hampered efforts to accurately document the total loss of life. Power outages persist for millions in Florida, Georgia and Carolinas after Irma.

Deaths associated with Hurricane Sandy—October–November 2012. Lack of aid, el


It is regarded as the worst natural disaster in recorded history to affect those islands and was also the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Jeanne in 2004.