About 45,000 people are without power in Moore County, N.C., after what authorities said was an intentional act of vandalism on local substations.
About 45,000 people are without power Sunday in Moore County, N.C., after what authorities said was an intentional act of vandalism on local substations. A spokesman for Duke Energy, which provides power to the area, said its equipment was seriously damaged and the outages could last for days.
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