One million face cold, dark nights
China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-30 07:31
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People line up to buy kerosene at the Fort Logan Trading Post in Stanford, Kentucky on Wednesday. Massive power outages darkened much of Kentucky as layers of snow and ice left by a powerful storm created a huge mess for utility crews wrangling with downed trees and power lines. AP |
More than a million people stranded in darkness yesterday in the wake of an icy winter storm could face a lengthy wait for electricity to course through their frosty homes, even as federal help was promised to two states hit hardest by the blast.
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