A powerful coastal storm knocked down trees and left more than 600,000 homes without power in the northeastern United States on Wednesday. The state of Massachusetts was the hardest hit, with 495,000 homes without power as of 9:00 am (1300 GMT), according to the poweroutage.us website. The NWS said the situation should improve toward the end of the day and that the storm "will move farther offshore tonight." The storm forced the closure of dozens of schools in New England and brought down power lines and branches, littering some roads with debris. In the coastal town of Duxbury, south of Boston, the fire brigade said it responded to 90 calls in 12 hours due to the storm.

Source: Mint October 28, 2021 05:14 UTC