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US storm victims await relief package

Three months after Sandy's havoc, many East Coast residents wonder when they will be able to move back home.
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2013 07:21

The US senate has finally approved a much-delayed $50bn disaster-relief package.

The money will help rebuild New Jersey and New York, three months after Sandy destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes.

Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports from New York on the storm's human toll.

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