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Thousands in Indiana still without power a week after deadly storms

Thousands in Indiana still without power a week after deadly storms

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August 20th, 2026

Thousands in Indiana still without power a week after deadly storms

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More than a week after deadly storms hit northwest Indiana, tens of thousands of people still had no power Wednesday.

Más de una semana después de que tormentas mortales golpearan el noroeste de Indiana, decenas de miles de personas seguían sin electricidad el miércoles.

Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) said about 75,000 customers remained without electricity.

La compañía Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) dijo que unos 75,000 clientes seguían sin electricidad.

Most of them were in Lake County near the Illinois border.

La mayoría de ellos estaban en el condado de Lake, cerca de la frontera con Illinois.

That included over 20,000 customers in Gary, where people lined up at community centers for hot meals and phone charging.

Eso incluía a más de 20,000 clientes en Gary, donde la gente hacía fila en los centros comunitarios para recibir comidas calientes y cargar sus teléfonos.

NIPSCO said full restoration in Gary is not expected until Aug. 25.

NIPSCO dijo que no se espera la restauración completa en Gary hasta el 25 de agosto.

The storm brought winds of 99 mph and damaged about 300 poles and 44 transmission poles in the city.

La tormenta trajo vientos de 99 mph y dañó unas 300 postes y 44 postes de transmisión en la ciudad.

Executive Melody Birmingham said the repairs are not simple and that systems are being rebuilt.

La ejecutiva Melody Birmingham dijo que las reparaciones no son simples y que se están reconstruyendo los sistemas.

She acknowledged the burden of losing food and living without air conditioning.

Ella reconoció la carga de perder alimentos y vivir sin aire acondicionado.

The storm initially left 300,000 customers in the dark.

La tormenta dejó inicialmente a 300,000 clientes sin electricidad.

Some Gary residents said they felt ignored.

Algunos residentes de Gary dijeron que se sentían ignorados.

Birmingham, who is Black, denied that low-income residents were overlooked and blamed social media posts.

Birmingham, que es negra, negó que se hubiera ignorado a los residentes de bajos ingresos y culpó a las publicaciones en redes sociales.

She said the outages affect affluent areas too and have nothing to do with race.

Dijo que los cortes de luz también afectan a las zonas acomodadas y que no tienen nada que ver con la raza.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said more than 600 linemen were working.

El alcalde de Gary, Eddie Melton, dijo que más de 600 electricistas estaban trabajando.

He called it a regional, not just a city, problem.

Lo calificó como un problema regional, y no solo de la ciudad.

State officials said eight people had died since the storms began Aug. 11, including a 4-year-old boy.

Los funcionarios estatales dijeron que ocho personas habían muerto desde que comenzaron las tormentas el 11 de agosto, incluido un niño de 4 años.

In Whiting, 74-year-old Myra Carden lost power twice, including a new outage Tuesday.

En Whiting, Myra Carden, de 74 años, perdió la electricidad dos veces, incluido un nuevo corte el martes.

She said her outage reports only get a response that she already filed one.

Ella dijo que sus informes de cortes solo reciben una respuesta de que ya había presentado uno.

Carden uses a generator to keep her refrigerator running but only when someone is home to watch it.

Carden usa un generador para mantener su refrigerador funcionando, pero solo cuando alguien está en casa para vigilarlo.

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