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World Service,11 Sep 2017,26 mins

Florida Launches Rescue in Wake of Irma

World Business Report

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Emergency teams have gone into action as the storm moves up the state's west coast. Kurt Stephens of restaurant Gator's Crossroads tells us what it was like to be in the eye of the storm. And we hear about the ongoing recovery operation in the British Virgin Islands from Benito Wheatley, director of the territory's London office. Also in the programme, thousands of Catalans have been protesting in Barcelona, vowing to defy Spain's government which ruled a planned independence referendum was unlawful. Our correspondent in Barcelona has been talking to some of the protesters. Shares in the Indian dating site matrimony.com have gone on sale for the first time. Mahesh Murthy is an investor who tells us why he thinks the shares may be overvalued. Plus we find out which movies are capturing attention at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Picture: A flooded street in Miami. Picture credit: Reuters.)

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