A Look at the Effects of Hurricane Isabel
<B>NORTH CAROLINA:</B> Three people killed, two by falling trees and a utility worker who was electrocuted. About 130,000 customers were still without power Sunday.
<B>VIRGINIA:</B> Seventeen deaths blamed on the storm, six in storm-related road accidents, five by falling tree limbs, three drownings and three apparently by carbon monoxide poisoning from generators. About 860,000 Dominion Virginia Power customers were still without service Sunday.
<B>DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:</B> One traffic death blamed on the storm. At least 70,000 still without power Sunday.
<B>MARYLAND:</B> Six deaths, two by apparent carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generator, two killed in weather-related traffic accidents, and two utility workers electrocuted while trying to restore power. Nearly 600,000 customers still had no power Sunday.
<B>DELAWARE:</B> About 24,000 customers were still without power Sunday.
<B>NEW JERSEY:</B> One person killed by falling tree. About 6,000 customers were still without power Sunday.
<B>PENNSYLVANIA:</B> One death caused by falling tree. Utility companies said about 83,000 customers remained without electricity Sunday.
<B>RHODE ISLAND:</B> One man killed when a wave swept him into the ocean while he was walking along the shore.
<B>WEST VIRGINIA:</B> More than 5,000 customers remained without electricity Sunday, mostly in the Eastern Panhandle. About 200 people were ordered from their homes along South Branch of the Potomac River, which crested Saturday about 9 feet above flood stage at Springfield.
By Associated Press
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