Thousands still wait for power to return after Arthur
Posted Jul 8, 2014 07:07:37 AM.
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HALIFAX – Tens of thousands of homes in the Maritimes are still without power after the weekend tropical storm.
That includes about 70-thousand customers in New Brunswick as of late last night.
And, about 17-thousand of them might not get power back until the weekend.
Post-tropical storm Arthur knocked out part of the province’s transmission system on Saturday morning.
More than 200 crews are working to restore power, including teams brought in from Quebec and Maine.
The utility says it expects most repairs to be completed by tomorrow.
Nova Scotia Power says as of 7 a.m. Tuesday, just over 17-thousand of its customers remain blacked out and restoration in some areas will have to wait until Thursday.
Arthur lost its hurricane status just before hitting the Maritimes on Saturday morning, but it still packed a brutal punch.
