High Winds Topple Poles in New England: On Target linemen travel by boat to remote Maine islands to repair downed power lines

摘要

Ninety-mile-per-hour wind gusts slammed into New England like a freight train, felling trees and turning utility poles into kindling. Heavy rain on the coast and heavy wet snow inland compounded the problem, plunging a half-million utility customers into darkness. Utilities responded immediately, dispatching crews to keep and restore power to vital services such as hospitals and public service facilities.