Severe storms cut power supply to 540,000 homes in US midwest
Indiana faced most outages at 267,000, about 8% of its customers, with severe thunderstorms and wind ahead Power supply was cut on Thursday to about 540,000 homes and businesses across the US midwest as severe storms battered the region, data from PowerOutage.us showed. Indiana was the hardest-hit state, with more than 267,000 outages, representing about 8% of its roughly 3.3 million customers,…
Severe storms struck the US midwest, resulting in power outages for 540,000 homes and businesses. Indiana suffered the most, with 267,000 outages - around 8% of its 3.3 million customers. The storms brought damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall, causing repeated downpours and flash flooding. First responders rescued many from floodwaters, but a four-year-old boy died when a tree fell on a home in Geneva, Indiana.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine reported a resident of Roseville died during a health emergency due to flooded roads. Portage, Indiana, was investigating a possible house explosion linked to the severe weather. Northern Indiana Public Service Company, the hardest-hit utility, left about 258,885 customers without power. Duke Energy dispatched 1,000 workers to restore power for over 171,000 customers in greater Cincinnati.
Ohio and western Pennsylvania faced numerous water rescues as authorities struggled to provide aid. Governor DeWine deployed 40 Ohio Army National Guard members to assist in two counties east of Columbus, with additional local responses from West Virginia.
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