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Hurricane Maria was even deadlier than Katrina

A new George Washington University report shows that 2,975 people died from Hurricane Maria, far more than the 64 originally reported by officials in Puerto Rico. It now surpasses Hurricane Katrina in the number of deaths. Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, and Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, who led Joint Task Force Katrina, spoke to CBS News correspondent David Begnaud about the report's findings.

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