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| Biden tours Sandy recovery as New York plans to tear down homes | Biden tours Sandy recovery as New York plans to tear down homes |
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| Hundreds of New York homes hit by superstorm Sandy have been earmarked for demolition after being deemed to be a public health risk, it was reported Sunday. | Hundreds of New York homes hit by superstorm Sandy have been earmarked for demolition after being deemed to be a public health risk, it was reported Sunday. |
| An article in the New York times claims that 200 properties in badly affected parts of Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn will be bulldozed in the coming weeks, adding to the 200 that have already been partially or completed destroyed already. | An article in the New York times claims that 200 properties in badly affected parts of Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn will be bulldozed in the coming weeks, adding to the 200 that have already been partially or completed destroyed already. |
| It comes as state officials prepare to ask for more than $30bn in federal disaster aid to help it recover from Sandy's destructive winds and storm surges. Around $1.65bn of that is needed to rebuild homes, it has been reported. | It comes as state officials prepare to ask for more than $30bn in federal disaster aid to help it recover from Sandy's destructive winds and storm surges. Around $1.65bn of that is needed to rebuild homes, it has been reported. |
| The superstorm resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people as it tore through the US on 29 October, adding to scores of victims in the Caribbean. | The superstorm resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people as it tore through the US on 29 October, adding to scores of victims in the Caribbean. |
| Power outages in the immediate aftermath of the freak weather event left more around 8.5 million customers across the eastern states. | Power outages in the immediate aftermath of the freak weather event left more around 8.5 million customers across the eastern states. |
| New York was amongst the worst hit. The state-owned Long Island Power Company said 1 million of its 1.1 million customers suffered blackouts. Meanwhile utilities giants ConEd and the National Grid reported millions more homes and businesses affected. | New York was amongst the worst hit. The state-owned Long Island Power Company said 1 million of its 1.1 million customers suffered blackouts. Meanwhile utilities giants ConEd and the National Grid reported millions more homes and businesses affected. |
| Cold weather forced thousands to New Yorkers to seek warm shelters in the days after the storm. Some were not allowed to return home, with the city's building department initially ruling that 891 buildings were unsafe, the New York Times reported. | Cold weather forced thousands to New Yorkers to seek warm shelters in the days after the storm. Some were not allowed to return home, with the city's building department initially ruling that 891 buildings were unsafe, the New York Times reported. |
| Of those, at least 200 have now been condemned. Nearly 500 others are still being checked to see if they can be repaired, according to the newspaper. | Of those, at least 200 have now been condemned. Nearly 500 others are still being checked to see if they can be repaired, according to the newspaper. |
| News of the demolitions were reported as vice-president Joe Biden toured areas in New Jersey that were likewise badly hit by the storm. | News of the demolitions were reported as vice-president Joe Biden toured areas in New Jersey that were likewise badly hit by the storm. |
| "How many of you guys are out of your homes right now?" he asked during a site visit of Seaside Heights in Ocean County. | "How many of you guys are out of your homes right now?" he asked during a site visit of Seaside Heights in Ocean County. |
| Most of those present raised their hands. | Most of those present raised their hands. |
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