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Santa Ana Winds, Heat Prompt Possible Power Shutoffs In Malibu
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
6
First seen
Oct 14, 3:00 AM PDT
updated Oct 16, 8:24 AM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Santa Monica Daily Press, Santa Barbara News-press and 4 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Over 70k SoCal customers were left without electricity amid dangerous Santa Ana winds, KNBC reported. Nearly 70,000 were without power in Southern California as the winds elevated wildfire risks, KTTV reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (6), version 5, Oct 16, 10:11 AM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Over 70k SoCal customers without power amid dangerous Santa Ana winds · KNBC
- Nearly 70,000 without power in Southern California as Santa Ana winds raise wildfire risk · KTTV
- California power shutoffs start as Santa Ana winds arrive · Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Miles de clientes de SoCal Edison tendrán cortes de energía preventivos por vientos de Santa Ana · KVEA
- Thousands potentially to go without power in Santa Barbara, Ventura counties during Santa Ana winds · Santa Barbara News-press
- Santa Ana winds, heat prompt possible power shutoffs in Malibu · Santa Monica Daily Press
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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