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Trump Seeks $7.8bn for Flood Recovery

02/09/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Trump Seeks $7.8bn for Flood Recovery

US President Donald Trump asks Congress for funds following Hurricane Harvey damage

US President Donald Trump asks Congress for $7.8bn as an initial payment to help with recovery efforts following flooding in Texas and Louisiana.

Also on the programme: the latest on the Kenyan election and thousands march in Argentina over the continuing mystery of the disappearance of a human rights activist.

(Image: US President Donald Trump speaks at the Texas Department of Public Safety Emergency Operations Center in Austin, Texas. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

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