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Critical Infrastructure Disruption in USA (Michigan)on February 08 2019 05:41 PM (UTC).


Power outages continue to impact West and Mid-Michigan as Consumers Energy reports there are 157,522 affected customers as of 8:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8. The Jackson-based utility says in an emailed statement that "back-to-back waves of icy precipitation" have not only made work for its crews hard, but have "caused extensive damage to the electric distribution equipment."

"Consumers Energy is in an 'all hands on deck' mode -- which includes crews from out of state -- to restore customers' power safely and as quickly as possible," the utility says in one of its Friday morning updates. "The damage from the storms is extensive and we estimate that restoration work will continue around the clock into Monday to get every affected customer restored."...

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