Power outages continue in Gary, Indiana, following August storms
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What happened
Thousands of residents in Gary, Indiana, remain without power nearly two weeks after severe storms struck the region on August 11, 2026.
Why it matters
Residents report living in "survival mode" as the prolonged outage persists in a city where one-third of the population lives in poverty.
Context
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, with a 2020 census population of 69,093.
Established by U.S. Steel in 1906, the city experienced a 61% population decline since 1960 and is home to the company's Gary Works steel mill complex.
Sources 3 sources
This briefing cites 2 publishers across 2 detected independent reporting streams.
- Bbc News Thousands struggling without power in Gary, Indiana 12 days after severe storms - BBC
- Npr Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm - NPR
- Wikipedia Gary, Indiana Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.