POWER KNOCKED OUT FOR 10 OF THOUSANDS IN CANADIAN, NEWFOUNDLAND
Tens of thousands of customers in
Newfoundland and Labrador have been without power since shortly after 9 a.m. on
Saturday, after parts of the island saw as much as 38 centimetres of snow
fall overnight. Customers on the island of Newfoundland, Canada may be kept in the cold and dark until Monday or Tuesday, according to an official with Newfoundland Power.
"I do understand the agony that you're going through," said Gary Smith, a vice president
with Newfoundland
Power in a news conference on Saturday evening. Smith said utility workers from Prince Edward Island are scheduled to arrive in Newfoundland on Monday to help with power restoration.
People across the island took to social media to report lost power from various parts of the island shortly after 9 a.m. NT.
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