Some residents in Austin, Texas who are still without power since a winter storm struck say they are frustrated that no answers are being offered as to when electricity will return.
A tree blocks a neighborhood road in northwest Austin, Texas, on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Ice from a recent winter storm in the Austin Area topple many trees and left thousands without power. Nell Carroll for The Associated Press
“There’s just no communication from about when we’re going to get help,” said Christy Kale, who lives in south Austin. “There are elderly people” in the neighborhood, said Kale, 66. “Children, people who need medical equipment, it’s just wrong” that no one with the energy company will say when power is expected to be restored.The energy company's website said crews were working around the clock “through complicated repairs to restore power to customers.
The Saturday morning low in Austin was about 30 degrees and local disaster declarations have been issued, the first step in possibly qualifying for state and federal disaster aid as a result of the storm.
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