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Over 900 homes without power after tree hits power line

wdam.com · last updated

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) — Around 910 customers of the Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association have lost power.

The outage affects customers between Oloh and Bellevue.

Power outage from Oloh, MS to Bellevue, MS(Google Maps)

According to PRVEPA, a tree was cut down and hit a power line.

Crews are currently working to restore power.

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