Indiana Residents Struggle Amid 10-Day Power Outage Following Storms
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Indiana residents frustrated amid 10-day power outage following storms More than 70,000 people in northwestern Indiana are without power more than a week after a series of storms downed trees, knocked out power lines and flooded neighborhoods. Local officials are scrambling to restore electricity as frustrated residents accuse them of not doing enough. Stephanie Sy reports.
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The Guardian USThousands of residents of north-west Indiana on Saturday were headed for their 11th day without electric power after storms swept through the state, toppling trees and power lines, earlier in August.
NPR NewsGARY, Ind. — Tens of thousands of residents in northwest Indiana were in survival mode Thursday as they endured a ninth day without power, throwing out spoiled food, lining up for hot meals and searching for places to charge their phones.
Washington PostTen days after storm, thousands are still waiting for power in Indiana Residents are scrambling for generators, lining up for gas and bracing for a long recovery.
New York Times‘It’s Been Terrible’: Thousands in Indiana Remain Without Power Gov. Mike Braun called on the local utility to “match the urgency” of Gary area residents who have had to endure an outage approaching its second week.
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The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (Nipsco), the region’s major utility company, said 33,124 customers were still without power on Saturday. And residents in the community of Gary have been told they may not see any restoration until Tuesday – two weeks after the 11 August start of a days-long period of potent storms and flooding that killed several people.
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NPR NewsNorthern Indiana Public Service Co. said 68,000 customers were still without power as of Thursday morning, the majority of them in Lake County beside the Illinois border. The utility said it has restored power to 306,500 others since Aug. 11. But power is not expected to be fully restored until Tuesday in some places, including Gary.
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01 The Guardian US The powerless conditions have led to food lines, closed businesses, dead phones, no schools, spoiled food, dirty clothes, dry gas pumps and a multitude of other deleterious effects on life without energy.
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02 Washington Examiner Democrats running in competitive races this midterm cycle are grappling with how to handle former Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail, with some candidates welcoming her help while others are keeping their distance.
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03 NPR News In Gary, Indiana, schools remained closed after the deadly Aug. 11 storm downed trees and power lines. Residents turned to social media to find open laundromats and working Wi-Fi, while others sought food, diapers and cleaning wipes for low-income neighbors.
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