The official death toll in Puerto Rico rose to 34 on Tuesday night, the governor said, almost doubling the previous count. The announcement comes after President Trump visited the U.S. territory earlier Tuesday to assess the damage after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island in September. “You can be very proud of all your people.”Hurricane Maria was the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in nearly a century. Ricardo Rossello of Puerto Rico said he believes the island accrued more than $90 billion worth of damages due to the storm. Early response workers faced complications getting to Puerto Rico, but according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) more than 10,000 federal officials are now on the ground and 45 percent of people have access to drinking water.

Source: Fox News October 04, 2017 00:00 UTC