Post-storms power outage, cleanup efforts resume in Twin Cities

Published: Aug 28, 2024 Duration: 00:02:17 Category: News & Politics

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THERE. THANK YOU. IAN. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT, XCEL ENERGY REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE RESTORED POWER TO 95% OF CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY THIS WEEK'S STORMS. STILL, ABOUT 6000 REMAIN WITHOUT POWER. XCEL SAYS THAT THEY HOPE TO HAVE POWER RESTORED TO THOSE REMAINING CUSTOMERS BY TOMORROW NIGHT. NOW, IN ADDITION TO POWER OUTAGES, THE STORMS BROUGHT THEIR FAIR SHARE OF DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. EFFORTS CONTINUE TO REMOVE THAT DEBRIS FROM RESIDENCES AND ROADS. OUR BAB SANTOS JOINS US LIVE FROM A DROP OFF POINT IN CHASKA, WHERE A LOT OF IT IS BEING TAKEN TODAY, BABS. YEAH, PLENTY OF IT BEHIND ME HERE, RANDY. KELSEY, THIS IS THE SPOT HERE IN CHASKA FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE ALL OF THAT DEBRIS. MOTHER NATURE HAS LEFT STREWN, STREWN AROUND THIS WEEK AFTER THOSE STORMS, AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE CITY OF CHASKA UP ON THIS OPPORTUNITY FREE OF CHARGE THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. SEVERED TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED TREES CONTINUE TO KEEP HOMEOWNERS AND TREE REMOVAL COMPANIES BUSY AROUND THE METRO. IT DOES BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE RATHER QUICKLY AFTER POWERFUL STORMS PASSED THROUGH OUR AREA THIS WEEK. HAIL WOKE US UP AND WE CAME OUTSIDE AND SAW THAT OUR BIG TREE HAD FALLEN OVER INTO THE ROAD. AS OF WEDNESDAY. MATT'S TREE SERVICE HAD JUGGLED AT LEAST A DOZEN JOBS OVER JUST 48 HOURS, INCLUDING THESE COMPLICATED REMOVALS OF TREES THAT FELL ONTO BUILDINGS. I HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING MUCH SLEEP. I'LL PUT IT TO YOU THAT WAY. I THINK I'VE BEEN WORKING ABOUT 14 HOUR DAYS. THEN THERE'S HOMEOWNERS LIKE MIKE ROSEN WHO DECIDED TO TAKE ON THE WORK FOR THEMSELVES. DID YOU HAVE ANY HELP OR DID YOU CLEAN UP YOURSELF? THIS GUY DROPPING OFF WHAT'S LEFT OF A LARGE 30 YEAR OLD TREE, THE ROSEN FAMILY WAS GRATEFUL FOR SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF CHASKA, WHICH, LIKE SEVERAL OTHER COMMUNITIES, OPENED UP A DROP OFF SITE ACCEPTING STORM DEBRIS FROM RESIDENTS FREE OF CHARGE. YEAH, WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE MORE LOADS THOUGH, SO YEAH, THIS IS NICE. AND AROUND THE METRO, OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SET UP DROP OFF SITES LIKE THIS ONE INCLUDE BURNSVILLE, EDEN PRAIRIE AND SAINT

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