More than one million homes and businesses from Indiana to Virginia remained without power early yesterday, five days after deadly storms tore through the region.
The power cut meant no July 4th holiday for thousands of utility workers who scrambled to restore supply across the region. Much of the afflicted areas faced yet another day of scorching heat, with the National Weather Service forecasting temperatures from 32 degrees to more than 37.7 from the Midwest to the Atlantic Coast.
Violent weekend storms and days of record heat have killed at least 23 people in the United States since Friday. Some died when trees fell on their homes and cars, while heat stroke killed others. Utilities warned that some people could be without power – and unable to run their air conditioners – for the rest of the week. – (Reuters)
