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About 13,500 LADWP Customers Still Without Power This Morning

After yesterday's rainstorm, crews worked through the night and continue to work this morning to get thousands of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers' service restored.
As of 6:30 this morning, about 13,500 of the LADWP's 1.4 million customers were still experiencing "power service interruptions" according to their latest report.
The outages are distributed as follows: South Los Angeles: 6,000; Koreatown: 1,800; Hyde Park: 1,500. They anticipate having another update available around 11 this morning.
Last night: LADWP: 32,000 Customers Without Power
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