Indiana power outages linger as officials push for quicker restoration after derecho
TL;DR
A violent August derecho left northwestern Indiana without power for days, with about 9,000 Gary customers still dark on Aug. 23 as officials decry the slow restoration; Gov. Braun and Gary Mayor Melton urged faster action while NIPSCO has mobilized extra crews and mutual aid, with peak outages reaching roughly 374,500.
- 'All we can do is pray.' Thousands without power nearly 2 weeks after Indiana storm USA Today
- Thousands endure 12 days without power in Gary, Indiana BBC
- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun blasts NIPSCO for ‘failing' residents NBC Chicago
- School to begin in Gary, Indiana, with thousands of families still without power CBS News
- ‘It’s Been Terrible’: Thousands in Indiana Remain Without Power The New York Times
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