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More than 38,000 still without power after Oregon ice storm

By Associated Press
Published: February 21, 2021, 1:06pm
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A large tree downed in a weekend ice storm sits atop power lines on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 in Lake Oswego, Ore. Nearly 150,000 customers remained without power Wednesday in and around Portland, Oregon, nearly a week after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest, taking out hundreds of miles of power lines as ice-laden trees toppled.
A large tree downed in a weekend ice storm sits atop power lines on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 in Lake Oswego, Ore. Nearly 150,000 customers remained without power Wednesday in and around Portland, Oregon, nearly a week after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest, taking out hundreds of miles of power lines as ice-laden trees toppled. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) Photo Gallery

PORTLAND — More than 38,000 customers remained without power on Sunday in the wake of an ice storm that wreaked havoc on the electrical grid in greater Portland, Oregon beginning more than a week ago.

Portland General Electric said it restored power to more than 14,000 customers Saturday as it faced ongoing challenges with restoring the grid.

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