Power was restored Tuesday to nearly 300 customers in the North Shore area, near the Salton Sea, but more than 660 customers were expected to be without power up to four days.
The Imperial Irrigation District reported at 8:34 a.m. Tuesday that a storm the day before destroyed approximately 33 electrical poles and knocked out power in the area for more than 950 customers.
The utility reported that damage assessment and restoration work was underway, with 292 customers having had their power restored as of 10:22 a.m., but based on the most up-to-date information, power restoration is estimated to take four days.
Supervisor Manuel Perez, whose Fourth District encompasses Thousand Palms, responded to the announcement on Twitter by saying, “4 days is too long. My office is reaching out to county departments to see what resources we can help IID with.”
IID serves electricity to more than 150,000 customers in parts of Riverside and San Diego counties, and all of Imperial County.