Dive Summary:
- On Wednesday, one week after Hurricane Sandy, a nor'easter struck the eastern seaboard.
- As of this morning, 492,000 homes and businesses in three states were still without power.
- That number is down by 269,000 from Thursday afternoon.
From the article:
"Some 492,000 U.S. homes and businesses remained without power as of 9 a.m. EST (1400 GMT) Friday morning from combined damages due to a nor'easter that hit the eastern United States on Wednesday and Hurricane Sandy last week, down some 269,000 from Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Energy said in a report.
The number of affected states had been reduced to three by Friday morning from six on Thursday evening. ..."