Over 100,000 Remain Powereless After Oklahoma Ice Storm


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December 17, 2007 9:51 p.m. EST

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Kris Alingod - AHN News Writer

Oklahoma City, OK (AHN) - Over 100,000 homes and businesses in Oklahoma remained powerless eight days after a strong ice storm hit the Midwest and caused officials in three states to declare states of emergency, and the White House to declare a federal emergency in Oklahoma.

Many residents who were still struggling without electricity on Monday relied on a temporary shelter at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City.

Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma suffered a record-breaking power outage last week when electricity to more than million homes was cut off by thick ice that broke power lines and trees. The storm also killed 24 people, shut down Iowa's biggest airport and canceled about 560 flights at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

Oklahoma Gas and Electric, the state's largest electric supplier, said about 70,000 customers, mostly in Oklahoma city, were still without electricity. The company has set up temporary stations in nine central Oklahoma cities for residents to report power failures.

The Public Service Company of Oklahoma had 32,000 powerless homes in its list, while the Oklahoma Association of Rural Cooperatives reported 5,712 customers.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rushed at least 100 industrial generators to the city's hospitals and water-treatment plants. The agency has also brought in pre-packaged meals, cots and blankets.

Classes continued to be canceled in the Midwest on Monday.


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