Thousands Powerless in Eastern Canada
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Tens of thousands of people in Eastern  Canada could be without electricity until the end of the week,  officials said on Monday, after an early winter blizzard downed  power lines and crumpled transmission towers.
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More than 91,000 homes and businesses remained without power early Tuesday. Overnight temperatures in the state in the past week have dipped into the teens
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Millions of Chinese shivered through power cuts and water shortages on Wednesday and millions more were stranded by snow that has blanketed parts of central and southern China, raising concerns about their safety.
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roads into debris-filled rivers and smashed piers and marinas in Alabama and northwestern Florida. About 3 million people were without power and thousands huddled in shelters.
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A tropical storm watch was in effect for eastern parts of the Canadian province of Newfoundland on Sunday as Hurricane Isaac churned through the north Atlantic.
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Thousands of people left stranded as heaviest snowfall for 50 years hits central and southern areas
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Thousands remain without power and some roads are still blocked after high winds and heavy snow hit the UK.
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An accident with a construction crane caused a blackout for hundreds of thousands of homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas Monday, but electricity was restored to most affected area within hours, news reports said.
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French utility workers are struggling to restore electricity supplies after a hurricane-force storm left six people dead and thousands without power.
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Thousands of homes remain without water and power in northern England after the weekend's extreme weather.
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HALIFAX (CP) - The crew of a disabled Canadian submarine braved a rough night adrift in heavy seas off Scotland as inclement conditions delayed British rescue efforts early Wednesday.
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After three nights in a freezing, powerless home, Jeanetta Plunkett couldn't take any more. She picked up her two young grandchildren and sought refuge at a shelter for people who lost electricity after a huge ice storm.
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Thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind.
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Workers rushed to restore power Tuesday to regions of China hard-hit by snow and ice storms, in a struggle that state media said has already cost the lives of 11 electricians
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GUANGZHOU, China  - Millions of Chinese shivered through power cuts and water shortages on Wednesday and millions more were stranded by snow and ice ahead of what is for many their only family reunion of the year.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. Aug. 17, 2004  About 790,000 people remained without power in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, and officials estimated it could take weeks to get electricity fully restored. At least 150,000 were without local phone ...
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New York, Sept. 5. (PTI): Winds howling in excess of 170 km per hour and huge tidal waves toppled power lines leaving more than two million people without power, brought down trees, tore up roads and sent