100,000 Still Without Power In Maine
Warmer temperatures helped Mainers dig out of a surprise early snowfall Monday, but more than 100,000 customers remained without power, and it could be several more days before electricity is restored, authorities said.
Power companies called in Canadian crews to help with hundreds of downed trees, power lines and transformers, and Gov. Paul LePage declared a state of emergency as utilities struggled to restore electricity to 106,000 customers a day after Sunday's storm dropped as much as two feet of snow on some parts of the state. Many towns established emergency shelters, and long lines snaked toward the occasional gas station that somehow managed to stay open.
In Ellsworth in Hancock County, Nathan Levandoski was gearing up for a second night of nonstop business at the only open gas station in town after "the craziest night that I have ever lived in my life."
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