130,000 L.A. Energy Customers Without Power
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Another 80,000 customers who lost power have already regained it. The rest must wait as long as 24 to 48 hours.
The high winds of as much as 50 mph are expected to last until Friday noon and then return again late Saturday.
LADWP said in a press release that more than 100 crews are responding to more than 1,000 separate incidents. Its called in workers it had in remote areas of California and out of state.
A state of emergency has been declared in Los Angeles County, which will ensure that the county has a chance to capture federal emergency assistance funding.
From the release:
The following areas and neighborhoods have the highest number of customers impacted:
SOUTH
South Los Angeles: 6,500
Green Meadows: 5,500
Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw: 2,400
CENTRAL/DOWNTOWN
East Hollywood: 7,500
Hollywood Hills: 5,300
Los Feliz: 5,100
Hollywood: 4,400
Chinatown: 1,700
EASTSIDE/NORTHEAST
Highland Park: 12,800
El Sereno: 11,300
Glassell Park: 9,800
Cypress Park: 9,300
Eagle Rock: 2,800
Griffith Park: 5,200
Boyle Heights: 3,800
Lincoln Heights: 3,000
VALLEY
Van Nuys – 2,100
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