And while Hurricane Dean left families with different needs, one universal concern throughout the storm affected area is electricity. Corozal was plunged into a blackout at midnight on Monday and the entire district is still without power. But there is some good news tonight. BEL expects to energize the transmission line tomorrow, and with that, power will be restored to a few customers. But still, because of the broad expanse of downed lines, the utility will need two weeks to restore full service. San Pedro Town is not that difficult, and tonight, BEL is reporting that it has restored power to 90% of that island town. Orange Walk was energized last night and power has been restored to 80% of that town. The district should be fully restored by next week.

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