Wednesday, 31 October, 2012

Politicking in Sandy's lethal wake

Millions of people across the north-eastern U.S. are feeling the after-effects of the tropical storm known as Superstorm Sandy this morning, as the destructive weather heads north for Canada. At least 38 people have died in the U.S., millions are still without power, and transport remains severely disrupted. All of New York City’s major airports are closed because their runways are flooded; floodwaters also rose to a meter on Wall Street—though the New York Stock Exchange is expected to re-open later. To hear about how residents are coping and how the run-up to the presidential election might be affected by Sandy, WRS’s Dave Goodman spoke to our Washington correspondent, Daniel Ryntjes:

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