9 Years Later, Nearly 900 9/11 Responders Have Died, Survivors Fight for Compensation
Nine years have passed since Al Qaeda orchestrated the deadliest attack ever on U.S. soil, claiming nearly 3,000 lives.
But reports from the New York State Health Department suggest the carnage may not have ended that day.
More than 800 responders to the World Trade Center ruins have died -- some, advocates say, from illnesses related to their heroic efforts. One advocate says the actual total of deaths is likely higher -- and growing.
The data is a sobering reminder of the human toll that the tragedy is still taking as the nation prepares to mark the ninth anniversary Saturday of the 9/11 attacks.
According to the New York State Health Department, 836 responders have died as of June 2009, the most recent year of data available....
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But reports from the New York State Health Department suggest the carnage may not have ended that day.
More than 800 responders to the World Trade Center ruins have died -- some, advocates say, from illnesses related to their heroic efforts. One advocate says the actual total of deaths is likely higher -- and growing.
The data is a sobering reminder of the human toll that the tragedy is still taking as the nation prepares to mark the ninth anniversary Saturday of the 9/11 attacks.
According to the New York State Health Department, 836 responders have died as of June 2009, the most recent year of data available....