![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wild-footage-shows-drivers-avoid-over-30-utility-polls-knocked-down-by-brutal-storm/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_Utlity-Poles.jpg&description=Severe storms in the eastern United States cause widespread destruction, downing trees and power lines, canceling flights, and leaving more than a million homes without electricity Wild footage has emerged showing drivers narrowly avoiding disaster as they navigated around more than 30 utility poles that were knocked down during the storm. Communities across the eastern United States were clearing away downed trees and power lines Tuesday after severe storms killed at least two people, damaged houses, cut electricity to more than 1.1 million homes and businesses, and canceled or delayed thousands of flights. As the storm raged on, utility poles lining several streets in Westminster, Maryland, were taken out by the force of the elements, crashing onto roadways and narrowly missing cars, footage shows. Dozens of vehicles were trapped amid a string of power lines that fell like dominoes onto a highway. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US. A spokesperson for Maryland's largest power utility, BGE, called the destruction 'catastrophic.' They said: 'This is damage that if you worked in electric distribution at BGE for your entire career, you may see it once." No injuries were reported. Utility crews turned off the electricity to the power lines, and the 33 adults and 14 children in the vehicles were able to get out safety, Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Roland Butler said at a news conference Tuesday. First responders and others worked as a team and saved lives Monday night, Gov. Wes Moore said. 'There were people who were stuck and stranded in cars who were able to sleep in their own beds last night,' the governor said. More than 1.1 million customers were without power Monday evening across Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia, according to poweroutage.us. By mid-afternoon Tuesday, the number of customers with){kind=link}
Severe storms in the eastern United States cause widespread destruction, downing trees and power lines, canceling flights, and leaving more than a million homes without electricity
Wild footage has emerged showing drivers narrowly avoiding disaster as they navigated around more than 30 utility poles that were knocked down during the storm.
Communities across the eastern United States were clearing away downed trees and power lines Tuesday after severe storms killed at least two people, damaged houses, cut electricity to more than 1.1 million homes and businesses, and canceled or delayed thousands of flights.
As the storm raged on, utility poles lining several streets in Westminster, Maryland, were taken out by the force of the elements, crashing onto roadways and narrowly missing cars, footage shows. Dozens of vehicles were trapped amid a string of power lines that fell like dominoes onto a highway.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US.