Category: power outages

Tornadoes Cause Damage in Oklahoma; Storms Rock Central US

COWETA, Okla.—Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system also brought heavy rain, lightning, and wind to parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas, and more stormy weather is predicted for later this week in parts of…


India Suffers Rolling Power Cuts Amid Coal Shortages: Report

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday warned of a power “crisis” in India’s capital due to coal shortages which have forced utility providers in neighboring areas to shut off electricity to preserve fuel. States in northern, eastern, and southern India have already suffered electricity cuts due to a lack of coal, and are set…


As Deadly Flood And Power Outages Devastate Chinese City, Critically-ill Patients Rely on Manual Respirators

On July 20 local time, record-breaking rainfall ravaged Zhengzhou, Henan, and other places in China, causing severe floods. Authorities claimed that the scale of the floods was “once in 5,000 years.” In addition to the direct casualties caused by the floods, most urban areas in Zhengzhou, the worst-hit city thus far, have experienced power outages….


Power Outages Linger for Millions as Another Icy Storm Looms

AUSTIN, Texas—Nearly 3.4 million utility customers around the United States were still without power Wednesday in the aftermath of a winter storm that overwhelmed power grids, and another blast of snow and ice threatened to impede the efforts to restore service. The latest storm front was expected to bring more hardship to parts of Texas,…


100 Million Americans Brace for More Cold, Ice, and Snow

AUSTIN, Texas—Winter weather that has overwhelmed power grids unprepared for climate change and left millions without electricity in record-breaking cold kept its grip on the nation’s midsection Wednesday. At least 20 people have died, some while struggling to find warmth inside their homes. In the Houston area, one family succumbed to carbon monoxide from car…


Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power; at Least 16 Dead

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C.—A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm. The storm that…