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After the Storm

Reality Check: Clearing up after Hurricane Sandy; Austrian disinterest in politics; Turkey & the EU; Catholics v. Halloween in Poland.

Hurricane Sandy

People on the East Coast of the United States are beginning the big clear up after Hurricane Sandy. It will be an enormous task.

EPA/RaminTalaie

Powerful storm surges caused a 50 metre long tanker to run aground in Staten Island

EPA/Andrew Gombert

A view of a building that had its facade ripped off by Hurricane Sandy in New York

Much of the initial recovery efforts are focused on New York City, the region's economic heart. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says it could take four or five days before the subway, which suffered the worst damage in its 108-year history, is running again. All 10 of the tunnels that carry commuters under the East River were flooded.

MTA New York City Transit/Patrick Cashin

We speak to our US correspondent Priscilla Huff about the recovery. We also hear from David Learmount from Flight International magazine about the disruption faced by thousands of airline passengers:

Why Austrians are bored of politics
Interest in politics is lower than ever in Austria - John Cummins finds out why:

Turkey-Germany
As Turkey opens its largest embassy in the world in Germany, Cengis Günay looks at the future for Turkey and the EU:

Poland and Halloween
A Polish archbishop is speaking out against Halloween, saying it is a destructive influence on children: