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Houston Residents Threaten Repair Workers Amid Hurricane Outages

Utility crews work to restore electricity in Houston, Thursday, July 11, 2024. Houston’s prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and frustrated residents taking out their an

Following the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Houston residents are expressing their frustration and anger towards repair workers who are striving to restore power across the city. The prolonged outages caused by the hurricane have resulted in confrontations, threats, and even violence directed at the linemen.

Hurricane Beryl, a Category 1 storm, left nearly 3 million people in Texas without power, with a significant portion of them residing in the Houston area. The storm's impact included heavy rain, strong winds, uprooted trees, and damaged properties along the Texas Coast and parts of Southeast Texas. Tragically, there have been 18 reported deaths in Texas attributed to Hurricane Beryl, with some in the Houston area due to heat exposure following the power loss.

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