By Associated Press - Saturday, May 5, 2018

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Utility crews continue to repair power lines brought down by strong wind across northern New England.

In Vermont, Green Mountain Power had about 5,500 customers without power late Saturday afternoon, down from about 40,000 overnight.

Central Maine Power estimates that nearly 48,000 customers lost power at some point between Friday night and late Saturday morning, with a peak of about 33,700 just before 8 a.m. By Saturday afternoon, the number had dropped to about 9,600.

In New Hampshire, Eversource was working to restore power to about 6,300 customers Saturday afternoon.

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