More than 620,000 customers lost power in north-eastern states that also saw tropical storm-strength winds of more than 60 miles (96.5km) per hour and up to 6in of rain in 24 hours. The Republican governor, Phil Scott, called Monday’s storm “a gut punch” to communities hit twice in five months. “We anticipate a multi-day restoration effort involving hundreds of line and tree crews,” Central Maine Power, the state’s largest utility, said in a statement online. Drew Landry, a resident of Hallowell, Maine, on Tuesday described the storm sweeping in and leaving his street flooded. “All the basements are pretty much flooded.”Weather forecasters said sharply colder air would sweep over north-eastern states on Tuesday, with brief bursts of heavy snow in places.

Source: Punch December 19, 2023 20:51 UTC