Dozens of homes lack drinking water due to storm damage and power outages. A senior woman's death was attributed to her oxygen machine running out of battery power.
Houston's utility provider, CenterPoint Energy, is under scrutiny for its infrastructure's ability to withstand storms.
Over 1 million residents without electricity in Houston after Hurricane Beryl.
The slow pace of power restoration has raised concerns among residents struggling in the heat without electricity.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Houston, Texas faces a major power outage crisis that has left over 1 million residents without electricity. The storm hit on Monday and caused damage to nearly 2.7 million homes and businesses in the region, leaving vast areas without power and air conditioning amidst scorching summer heat.
CenterPoint Energy, Houston's utility provider, is under scrutiny for its infrastructure's ability to withstand such storms. The company is being questioned on whether it was sufficiently prepared before the hurricane and if it is working fast enough to restore power.
The slow pace of restoration has also raised concerns among residents who are struggling in the heat without electricity. Some have even resorted to sleeping in their cars or selling valuables to survive. The situation has become dire, with dozens of homes lacking drinking water due to storm damage and power outages, and a senior woman's death being attributed to her oxygen machine running out of battery power.
The state's response is being led by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick while Gov. Greg Abbott is traveling abroad.
As the city swelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, recovery efforts are underway, but it could take days or longer to fully restore power to the Houston area.
Houstonians are turning to sleeping in their cars, selling valuables, and staying in hotels or churches due to the lack of electricity and air conditioning.
Accuracy
Over 800,000 customers remained without power and electricity after the hurricane.
, CenterPoint Energy hopes to restore power to an additional 350,000 customers by Sunday.
, Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses may not have their power restored until next week.
, CenterPoint Energy predicted that about half a million customers would still be without power by Monday.
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The article contains some inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. The author quotes Houston residents expressing frustration and anger towards the utility company CenterPoint Energy, blaming them for the slow response in restoring power after Hurricane Beryl. This contributes to a hostile tone towards the company. Additionally, CenterPoint CEO Jason Wells is quoted making an appeal to authority when he states that threats of violence delay their restoration efforts. There are also examples of dichotomous depictions, with residents being described as either suffering in sweltering heat or staying in hotels or other accommodations out-of-pocket expenses. However, no formal fallacies were found.
“What in the world are you going to do for us, and how are we going to be reimbursed for everything that we’re losing?” she asked of CenterPoint
CenterPoint Energy said in a news release Thursday that more than 80% of affected customers should have power and electricity by Sunday. However, some areas with significant structural damage could experience prolonged outages while crews work to install thousands of new distribution poles and overhead conductors, which are required to transport electrical energy.
Authorities took the man into custody on suspicion of making terroristic threats and deadly conduct.
A senior woman died after her oxygen machine ran out of battery power and her generator shut down.
Dozens of homes are without drinking water due to storm damage and power outages.
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]Houstonians are experiencing sweltering heat and lack of electricity due to Hurricane Beryl.[
Over 800,000 customers remained without power and electricity after the hurricane.
CenterPoint Energy claims it is preparing as fast as possible to restore power to about 1 million homes affected by the storm.
Some areas with significant structural damage could experience prolonged outages while crews install new distribution poles and overhead conductors necessary for electrical energy transportation.
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The article contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author focuses on the negative experiences of residents without power during the heatwave caused by Hurricane Beryl, while downplaying or omitting information about CenterPoint Energy's efforts to restore power and communicate with customers. Additionally, the article uses emotive language to elicit sympathy from readers for those affected by the outages.
For Rush, who has gestational diabetes, it’s been difficult to stay on the strict diet she needs to be on.
Combined with power outages, alarmingly dangerous consequences have ensued. As residents desperately try to cool their homes with generators, carbon monoxide poisoning has become a serious concern.
Houston resident Destinee Rideaux, 33, is displaced for the second time after a hurricane – and this time it’s because her home is too hot to live in.
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The authors express frustration towards CenterPoint Energy for not being prepared enough for the storm and restoring power quickly enough. They also mention the suffering of residents, particularly those with medical conditions and seniors. However, they do not demonstrate any clear bias towards or against any political party or ideology.
People are suffering through terribly oppressive heat, a lack of food and gasoline availability, debris everywhere, and much more.
The poor and most vulnerable are suffering the most.
CenterPoint Energy's infrastructure is 'a little ways away' from being able to withstand storms like Beryl.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is leading the state's response while Gov. Greg Abbott is traveling abroad.
Accuracy
Hurricane Beryl left nearly 900,000 people without power in the Houston area as of Friday morning.
Over 80% of affected customers should have power and electricity by Sunday according to CenterPoint Energy.
CenterPoint Energy claims it is preparing as fast as possible to restore power to about 1 million homes affected by the storm.
Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses may not have their power restored until next week.
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The article does not demonstrate any clear bias towards a specific political, religious, ideological or monetary position. However, the author does use language that depicts the situation as frustrating for residents and puts CenterPoint Energy under scrutiny for their handling of the power outages. This could be seen as an implicit bias against CenterPoint Energy.
But a storm’s wind speed, alone, doesn’t determine how dangerous it can be.
Rural communities in Beryl’s path have also struggled to restore power. In coastal Matagorda County, where Beryl made landfall, officials said it may take up to two weeks to get the electricity back on for around 2,500 customers in the hard-hit community of Sargent.
Some frustrated residents have also questioned why a part of the country that is all too familiar with major storms has been hobbled by a Category 1 hurricane, which is the weakest kind.
Under sometimes sharp questioning Wednesday from Houston city councilmembers about the utility’s handling of the storm, Brad Tutunjian, vice president for regulatory policy for CenterPoint Energy, said it wouldn’t have been safe to pre-position outside crews to ‘ride out’ the storm.
