Officials rush to clean, restore power after storm

Published June 6, 2008 4:00am ET



Local officials were scrambling to clean up the Washington area Thursday after Wednesday’s severe weather killed one person and left thousands without power.

About 100,000 homes were still without power Thursday afternoon, down from a peak of just under 400,000 Wednesday night, according to local power companies.

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