power line
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Officials warned everyone to stay alert for downed trees and power lines, avoid windows during windstorms and exercise caution while traveling.
From Los Angeles Times
The storms uprooted trees, downed power lines, damaged buildings and ripped the roofs off some houses on Friday.
From BBC
The weather service warned that “damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.”
From Los Angeles Times
Fighting around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is near the front lines in the war, has knocked out external power lines to the facility numerous times, forcing it to rely on backup generators.
Still, threats remain: Rat poison, electrocution on power lines, lead poisoning, West Nile virus and avian flu top the list.
From Los Angeles Times
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