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World Service,30 Sep 2022,26 mins

"Billions of dollars worth of damage" caused by Hurricane Ian

World Business Report

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Rescue workers and US military personnel have been searching for survivors of Hurricane Ian in the state of Florida, as thousands of people remain unaccounted for. Local reports say many people are still waiting to be rescued. Will Bain hears from disaster modeller Chuck Watson, the Director of Research and Development for Enki Research, who says the impact of the storm will cost billions of dollars. Brazilians will vote in the first round of the presidential election this Sunday. The incumbent, the right wing Jair Bolsonaro trails in the polls against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who sits at the other end of the political spectrum. Marcos Casarin is an economist at Oxford Economics. The New York Yankees' baseball player Aaron Judge approaches the record of 61 home runs - but Yankees fans in New York City might not be able to watch it. New York Post sports media columnist Andrew Marchand tells us why. Image:The cleanup process begins at a boatyard in the wake of Hurricane Ian in Ft Myers, Florida, USA, 30 September 2022. Photo by TANNEN MAURY/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (13432184ar)

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