Ahmed Salem is a Cleveland Glenville homeowner who reports the three families living in his double home have been dealing with a nightmare ever since heavy storms hit Northeast Ohio late last week
Salem told News 5 the families and their six children were left trapped inside his house after a huge tree from the lot next door fell in the front yard, blocking all doorways and trapping everyone inside. Salem said when he and the families called the City of Cleveland and Cleveland Public Power to free themselves and to get an update on when power would be restored, they weren't given any answers.
“You’ve had people who have had to leave their homes, they’re on breathing devices, they had to move in with family members, they had to go into motels, they’ve lost everything in their freezer, and all they’re asking for is some expectation on when is the power going to come on,” Polnesek said. “Here we are four days later, and the people on this street do not know when their power is going to be restored, and as you’re standing out here, and as you ride around, you ask yourself...
We have a full complement of personnel investigating reports of wires down and restoring power to our residents, including 12 crews and additional support staff. When damage is this widespread, each time power is restored to an area there is a good chance that a smaller outage will then be revealed, which requires further investigation and restoration."
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