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Repair crews face threats in Houston by those still without power a week after Beryl

Utility crews work to restore electricity in Houston on Thursday. Prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and frustrated residents taking out their anger on repair workers who are trying to restore power.

Threats and confrontations have prompted police escorts, charges in at least two cases, and pleas from authorities and local officials to leave workers alone so they restore power.

(Image credit: Lekan Oyekanmi)

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