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What #PuertoRico's Department of Public Safety (DPS), Héctor M. Pesquera is saying about @buzzfeednews article on 911 cremations 
So a few things to keep in mind about this statement from Pesquera.
1) The PR gov't says that 911 cremations happened from 9/20/17 to 10/18/17. All natural deaths, it claims.
2) This is a period of 29 days & only includes cremations and not burials. So, it is 100% certain that more deaths (burials) occurred.
3) On average, pre-Maria, there are about 80 deaths per day in Puerto Rico. If you take the 8.6 per 1,000 date.
4) So in 29 days there are about 2,320 deaths in #PuertoRico (on average). So the questions to ask are these...
5) How many deaths (not just cremations) have been recorded by the Puerto Rico gov't from September 20-October 18? and...
6) Has #PuertoRico gov't determined how to really categorize hurricane-related deaths to natural deaths?
7) So far, at least what Sec. Pesquera said in early October, that categorization is still happening. latinorebels.com/2017/10/02/pue…
8) In early October, that type of categorization was still in process...
9) And Pesquera said this then, "“I’m not saying it has not happened, I’m saying we can only certify what we know..."
10) "...When that information arrives, we will validate it. I’m not going to hide any numbers. I’m not going to hide any data."
11) So how many deaths have been really examined and certified one month after Hurricane Maria?
12) And why are hospitals and funeral homes saying one thing but the PR gov't is saying other things?
