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Despite a number of challenges that included spills and broken bones where a horse had to be put down and jockeys suffered serious injuries including broken bones, the Port Mourant Turf Club, Easter Cup, horserace meet was successfully held at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne Berbice.
No one is being allowed in, including residents. only emergency workers and state police here to try to prevent looting. a short time ago we spoke with the town's mayor george dempsey lived here since 1943. he is depressed his town was beautiful and shocked but will be back and town will be back. he told us they did everything they could, including evacuating every resident who would leave before the storm arrived. >> we were very well-prepared but not prepared for the amount of damage we got. >> reporter: you couldn't have foreseen this? >> absolutely, couldn't for see this. '92 was bad. '87 ...
The coastal areas is just another storm to deal with. and, the election coming up next week. john, jenna. jenna: a lot to keep an eye on, janice. thank you. jon: there is this. brand new troubles for a storm-ravaged storm town in new jersey. new fires erupt in the same area where more than a dozen homes burned down when sandy pounded this affluent town. natural gas lines apparently fueling the flames. fire crews are having a tough time reaching the scene because the roads are nearly impasseable. jenna: we're getting brand new details as well on the massive fire that tore through breezy point, ...
Rising to 59. we welcome you to the second hour of "happening now," i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. the damage is done, it's time to try to recover from widespread catastrophe, and it's not going to be easy. this epic task could take months, a year, maybe even more, and there's still more damage taking place right now with a major fire raging through a town on the jersey shore hit hard by the hurricane, president obama is headed to atlantic city to inspect the battered state with governor chris christie. millions are still without power, some as far away from where the storm made landfall a...
Belmar is south of asbury park. famous for bruce springsteen there. belmar, that area, just south of where as bury park is. a mandatory evacuation was ordered ahead of sandy. as you hook at these pictures, that was a good move. 3/4 of the town underwater. folks officially not allowed in to see the damage. not stopping several people including the guy we saw a moment ago in his kayak paddle didding the streets there, paddle in hand. power remains out. water level still very high as you can see. there is curfew for anyone who ignored that evacuation, one of the seaside communities surveying the ...