The 9/11 Victim Count Is Still Climbing, and Hundreds of Thousands Will Miss Out on Compensation
Two decades after the attacks on 9/11, the death and injury toll is still climbing, due to the large number of people exposed to a toxic cloud of contaminants and dust in lower Manhattan after the Twin Towers fell. Yet only a fraction of the estimated 500,000 already ill or at risk of becoming sick are receiving treatment through the federal health programs set up to help them or have gotten financial support from the massive government fund that compensates 9/11 victims.