Post by Paddy by Grace on Mar 1, 2010 17:00:21 GMT -7
200,000 Homes Still Powerless After Snow Storm Battered Northeast
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587629,00.html
PORTLAND, Maine — More than 200,000 homes and business were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds.
Nearly 100,000 utility customers still lacked electricity Sunday in New Hampshire, the hardest-hit state. New York had about 96,000 outages and Maine 33,000.
More than a million utility customers throughout the region lost power at the peak of the storm.
Smaller outage numbers were reported in other states as hundreds of utility crews continued removing trees that knocked down power lines and replacing utility poles that snapped during the storm that crossed the region Thursday and Friday.
Shelters were set up at fire departments and schools to provide warmth and food.
Bryan Bush lost electricity Thursday, but he used a power generator he owns to turn the lights back on in his home in Kittery, Maine. Neighbors without that option have been stopping in for showers, warmth and cups of coffee.
But with three utility poles still down in front of his house and wires crossing his driveway, he wasn't too confident about getting power back anytime soon.
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587629,00.html
PORTLAND, Maine — More than 200,000 homes and business were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds.
Nearly 100,000 utility customers still lacked electricity Sunday in New Hampshire, the hardest-hit state. New York had about 96,000 outages and Maine 33,000.
More than a million utility customers throughout the region lost power at the peak of the storm.
Smaller outage numbers were reported in other states as hundreds of utility crews continued removing trees that knocked down power lines and replacing utility poles that snapped during the storm that crossed the region Thursday and Friday.
Shelters were set up at fire departments and schools to provide warmth and food.
Bryan Bush lost electricity Thursday, but he used a power generator he owns to turn the lights back on in his home in Kittery, Maine. Neighbors without that option have been stopping in for showers, warmth and cups of coffee.
But with three utility poles still down in front of his house and wires crossing his driveway, he wasn't too confident about getting power back anytime soon.