Tampa Bay Residents May Lack Power for Up to Week After Milton
- Tampa Electric aims to restore power to nearly all by Thursday
- More than 1.5 million customers remain without electricity
A downed tree and blocked-in vehicle in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on Oct. 11.
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Florida utilities said many of their customers who lost power from Hurricane Milton will have it restored by early next week, although some in the hardest hit areas in Tampa Bay likely will be in the dark until Thursday.
More than 50,000 utility workers from the US and Canada have descended on Florida to repair downed wires and poles after Milton tore a devastating path through the central part of the state, destroying homes and killing at least 10 people. About 1.5 million homes and business remained without electricity as of 12 p.m. local time, according to Poweroutage.us.