Homeland Security: At Least 1 Million US Residents Without Power Amid Winter Storms

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News ID: 50659
Publish Date: 23:44 - 18 February 2021
Thursday, 18 February 2021 (YJC)_ Homeland Security Adviser informed reporters at Least 1 Million US residents without power amid winter storms.

Speaking of the ongoing storm that has begun to threaten Americans' livelihood, Sherwood-Randall revealed that at least one million individuals remain without power.

The Homeland Security official explained that due to the concentration of outages in Texas, the White House has authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide "immediate assistance" to Texas.

At least 60 generators, 729,000 liters of water, 225,000 meals and tens of thousands of blankets have already been provided to Texas by FEMA, Sherwood-Randall highlighted.

Officials believe that while the power outages are rolling blackouts are likely to continue in Texas.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) announced in a Thursday morning release that "significant progress" was made Wednesday night, but the grid operator and transmission owners remain at work to restore power to customers across the state.

"We’re to the point in the load restoration where we are allowing transmission owners to bring back any load they can related to this load shed event," said ERCOT Senior Director of System Operations Dan Woodfin. "We will keep working around the clock until every single customer has their power back on."

Homeland Security: At Least 1 Million US Residents Without Power Amid Winter Storms

Homeland Security: At Least 1 Million US Residents Without Power Amid Winter Storms

Homeland Security: At Least 1 Million US Residents Without Power Amid Winter Storms

Homeland Security: At Least 1 Million US Residents Without Power Amid Winter Storms

Homeland Security: At Least 1 Million US Residents Without Power Amid Winter Storms

Homeland Security: At Least 1 Million US Residents Without Power Amid Winter Storms

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storm ، US ، texas
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