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Flooding, damage, power outages in Texas after Hurricane Hanna

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Tens of thousands of Texas residents remained without power Monday after Hurricane Hanna made landfall over the weekend as a Category 1 storm.
July 27 (UPI) — Tens of thousands of Texas residents remained without power Monday after Hurricane Hanna made landfall over the weekend as a Category 1 storm. More than 65,000 customers were still without electricity Monday, according to utility American Electric Power. That figure was down, however, from a peak of 200,000 early Sunday. Widespread outages were reported in the Rio Grande Valley along the U. S.-Mexico border, and covered cities including Edinburg, McAllen and Harlingen.

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