About 145,000 customers still without power in North Carolina

Name: About 145,000 customers still without power in North Carolina
Uploaded: 2024-10-07T00:34:51.000Z
Duration: 30 s
Description: Power outages have decreased in North Carolina over the past few days following Helene.

Power outages have decreased in North Carolina over the past few days following Helene.

Posted 10/7/2024, 12:34:51 AM Updated 10/7/2024, 2:37:33 AM

BUSINESSES OUT IN THEIR

RECOVERY. DESTINY. PATTERSON,

WRAL, NEWS, MITCHELL COUNTY.

>> CREWS CONTINUE TO MAKE

PROGRESS RESTORING POWER IN

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. BUT

THAT PROGRESS IS SLOWING DOWN.

AND HERE'S WHY THE OUTAGE MAP

SHOWS ROUGHLY 132,000 CUSTOMERS

WITHOUT POWER. RIGHT NOW.

DUKE ENERGY SPOKESMAN JEFF

BROOKS SAYS THAT NUMBER CAN

FLUCTUATE AS THEY BRING

TRANSMISSION LINES BACK ON NOW,

REPAIR CREWS ARE TRYING TO GET

TO AREAS THAT ARE MORE RUGGED

AND MORE DIFFICULT TO REACH

AND HAVE CONSIDER REALLY MORE