Indiana Residents Endure 11th Day Without Power After Storms Topple Power Lines
33,124 residents still in the dark as utility company says it is working to restore power in north-west of state
TL;DR
- Over 33,000 customers in northwest Indiana remain without power after storms on August 11th.
- The prolonged outages have caused food lines, closed businesses, and spoiled food.
- A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Nipsco, alleging negligence in tree trimming.
- Nipsco denies the allegations, stating they have doubled vegetation management spending since 2016.
- The governor has requested an expedited major disaster declaration for individual and public assistance.
- The storms caused significant damage, including downed trees and an estimated 300 damaged power poles.