Five days after a monstrous storm system with hurricane-force winds swept through the mid-Atlantic region, and in the midst of a record-setting heat wave, more than 1 million Americans are still without electrical power.
Much of the afflicted areas faced yet another day of scorching heat, with the National Weather Service forecasting temperatures from 90 Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) to more than 100 F (37.7 C) from the Midwest to the Atlantic Coast.
Violent weekend storms and days of record heat have killed at least 23 people in the United States since Friday. Some died when trees fell on their homes and cars, and heat stroke killed others.
Utilities warned that some people could be without power – and unable to run their air conditioners – for the rest of the week.
In the District of Columbia, about 5,000 customers of local power company Pepco were still without power on Wednesday morning
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