美国印第安纳州8月11日遭遇严重风暴，12天后该地区仍有约30,000户居民无电可用1。这场风暴风速达到99英里/小时，造成7人死亡，同时已有超过345,000户居民恢复电力1。
受灾最严重的是Gary市，该市人口约70,000人，其中三分之一生活在贫困中1。电力公司Nipsco预计在周三前恢复该地区的电力供应1。长期停电给居民生活造成了严重影响。居民Jack Tipold表示："我所有牙齿都被拔掉了，48小时没有药物。让我告诉你，那是一场斗争。"1许多居民面临食物短缺和医疗困难。
印第安纳州州长Mike Braun对这一局面表示严厉批评，称"这些延迟没有借口"1。受影响的居民已对Nipsco提起集体诉讼，指控该公司未能妥善维护树木，导致电线断裂1。
Nearly 30,000 residents across Indiana remained without electricity twelve days after a severe storm struck on August 11, leaving communities struggling with cascading hardships 1. The powerful weather system, with wind speeds reaching 99 miles per hour, claimed seven lives and left over 345,000 customers requiring power restoration 1. The city of Gary, home to approximately 70,000 people with one-third living in poverty, experienced particularly severe damage 1.
The prolonged outage has created urgent challenges for affected residents. Individuals faced food shortages and medical complications, with one resident, Jack Tipold, describing the difficulty of managing a medical condition without access to medication for 48 hours, stating: "I had all my teeth extracted, and 48 hours without medication. Let me tell you, that was a struggle" 1. Northern Indiana Public Service Company (Nipsco) estimated that power would be restored to the Gary area by Wednesday 1. The extended timeline prompted residents to file a class-action lawsuit against the utility company, alleging negligent tree maintenance that allowed branches to damage power lines 1. Indiana Governor Mike Braun declared: "These delays are inexcusable" 1.
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