Mills addresses state, tours flooding damage as more than 190,000 remain without power

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 20, 2023

A massive restoration is underway from Monday’s devastating wind and rainstorm as many Maine residents braced themselves Wednesday night to enter a fourth day without power. Temperatures are expected to plummet Thursday, too, as the holidays draw nearer. Gov. Janet Mills urged Mainers to stay safe in the coming days as utilities work to restore power – more than 190,000 were still in the dark late Wednesday – and as other crews repair roads and bridges threatened by both fallen debris and floodwaters.