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Thousands of people in Indiana still have no electricity one week after the deadly storms.

Thousands of people in Indiana still have no electricity one week after the deadly storms.

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August 20th, 2026

Thousands of people in Indiana still have no electricity one week after the deadly storms.

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Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana still had no electricity on Wednesday.

Decenas de miles de personas en el noroeste de Indiana seguían sin electricidad el miércoles.

This happened more than a week after the deadly storms.

Esto pasó más de una semana después de las tormentas mortales.

Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) said that 75,000 customers still had no service.

La Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) dijo que 75,000 clientes aún no tenían servicio.

Most of them were in Lake County.

La mayoría estaba en el condado de Lake.

More than 20,000 of them were in Gary.

Más de 20,000 de ellos estaban en Gary.

There, residents stood in line at community centers.

Allí, los residentes hacían fila en centros comunitarios.

They wanted hot food and to charge their phones.

Querían comida caliente y cargar sus teléfonos.

NIPSCO said Gary will not have full electricity until August 25.

NIPSCO dijo que Gary no tendrá electricidad completa hasta el 25 de agosto.

The storm had winds of 99 mph (159 km/h).

La tormenta tuvo vientos de 99 mph (159 km/h).

It damaged about 300 poles and 44 transmission poles in the city.

Dañó unos 300 postes y 44 postes de transmisión en la ciudad.

Executive Melody Birmingham said losing food and living without air conditioning is a "real burden".

La ejecutiva Melody Birmingham dijo que perder comida y vivir sin aire acondicionado es una "carga real".

She said "these are not simple repairs".

Dijo que "estas no son reparaciones simples".

She also said "they are systems that are being rebuilt".

También dijo que "son sistemas que se están reconstruyendo".

Jeremy Spurrier is 51 years old and lives in Portage.

Jeremy Spurrier tiene 51 años y vive en Portage.

He said he uses a generator.

Dijo que usa un generador.

It uses about $75 of gas a day.

Este consume unos $75 de gasolina al día.

His family eats food that does not go bad.

Su familia come alimentos no perecederos.

He drives to Illinois to get ice for his insulin.

Conduce a Illinois para conseguir hielo para su insulina.

He said that without ice, he would lose "several hundred dollars of ruined insulin."

Dijo que sin hielo, perdería "varios cientos de dólares de insulina arruinada".

Birmingham said no one ignored low-income residents.

Birmingham negó que se ignorara a los residentes de bajos ingresos.

She blamed social media.

Ella culpó a las redes sociales.

She said, "This has nothing to do with race."

Dijo que "esto no tiene nada que ver con la raza".

She also said it is "a matter of where the storm hit."

También dijo que es "una cuestión de dónde golpeó la tormenta".

The mayor of Gary, Eddie Melton, said that residents are "frustrated and tired".

El alcalde de Gary, Eddie Melton, dijo que los residentes están "frustrados y agotados".

But more than 600 line workers were working in the city.

Pero más de 600 linieros trabajaban en la ciudad.

A 4-year-old child, three men, and three women have died since August 11.

Un niño de 4 años, tres hombres y tres mujeres han muerto desde el 11 de agosto.

The storms started that day.

Las tormentas comenzaron ese día.

Liz Woods said this.

Liz Woods dijo esto.

She speaks for the state Department of Homeland Security.

Ella es portavoz del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional estatal.

Myra Carden is 74 years old and lives in Whiting.

Myra Carden tiene 74 años y vive en Whiting.

On Wednesday, she was in her second blackout.

El miércoles, ella estaba en su segundo apagón.

She said she uses a generator for the refrigerator.

Dijo que usa un generador para el refrigerador.

She will probably have to throw away the meat from the freezer.

Probablemente tendrá que tirar la carne del congelador.

August 20th, 2026

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