Mississippi Power crews, and newly arriving crews from outside the area, were beginning work to assessing damage and restoring power after Hurricane Zeta passed through its service area causing widespread outages. Peak outage is still being determined, but about 91,000 customers were without service when restoration began late Oct. 28. At 5 a.m. today, about 84,000 customers were without power. Some 400 outside resources began arriving Thursday morning to staging sites at Gulf Islands Water Park in Gulfport and the Petal Fairgrounds. MP's transmission and distribution system sustained significant damage in the storm. The worst impacted area is from Biloxi to Hancock County, according to MP spokesman Jeff Shepard. “Customers should be prepared for a multi-day restoration event." MP's best estimated restoration time is expected to be given on Oct. 30. (Source: Mississippi Power 10/29/20) In Louisiana: About 470,000 people, primarily in New Orleans metro, were without power early Thursday, according to Entergy. Some 175,000 were without power in Jefferson Parish and about 115,600 were without power in Orleans Parish. Entergy tentatively expects to have power restored this weekend, according to WWL-TV.
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