Journalist/filmmaker. Livingston Award, EMMY nominee. Ted Turner Prof of Environmental Media at GWU. More often on IG/threads these days: jdsutter.
Sep 13, 2018 • 34 tweets • 12 min read
This is grossly misleading. The best estimate is that 3,000 died b/c of Maria. That many if not most of those deaths occurred well after the storm is an indictment of federal/local response. Thousands were without power FOR MONTHS. People died w/o access to basic services. /1
CDC guidelines say “indirect” hurricane deaths are still hurricane related deaths. This includes people who died because of lack of medical services, power, counseling etc. Medical examiners apply the “but for” test. But for the hurricane would this person be living? /2
