Thousands struggling without power in Indiana 12 days after severe storms

Twelve days after a line of severe storms swept across the Indiana lakeshore, roughly 30 000 customers in Gary remain without electricity, even as Northern Indiana Public Service Company (Nipsco) reports that power has been restored to more than 345 000 accounts. The storms struck on 11 August, spawning flooding and tornadoes that killed seven people across the Midwest. In Gary, wind gusts reached 99 mph (159 km/h), according to the National Weather Service, though the most intense period lasted only