Thousands still without power in Indiana more than a week after storm
Over a week after a storm knocked out power to several towns in Indiana, thousands are still living without electricity and struggling to get warm meals. CBS News Chicago's Sabrina Franza reports.
Thousands of people in northwest Indiana remain without power over a week after storms knocked down trees and power lines. According to the Associated Press, 85,000 customers were still without electricity as of Wednesday morning, with over 22,000 in Gary affected.
The utility company, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., has been working nonstop to restore power, having already restored electricity to 285,000 customers since August 11. However, many residents are struggling to cope with the outages. Some have lined up at community centers for hot meals and to charge their phones.
One resident, Jeremy Spurrier, a safety manager from Portage, has a generator but is finding it expensive to run, using $75 worth of gas a day. He has also had to drive to Illinois to get ice to keep his insulin usable, as his refrigerator has spoiled due to the power outage.
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