Northeast Blackout of 2003 - Effects

Effects

Major cities affected
City Number of people affected
New York City and surrounding areas 14,300,000
Greater Toronto Area (Golden Horseshoe) 8,300,000
Newark, New Jersey and surrounding counties and suburbs 6,980,000
Detroit and Surrounding Areas 5,400,000
Cleveland and Greater Cleveland 2,900,000
Ottawa 780,000 of 1,120,000*
Buffalo and Surrounding Areas 1,100,000
Rochester 1,050,000
Baltimore and Surrounding Counties 710,000
London, Ont. and Surrounding Areas 475,000
Toledo 310,000
Windsor 208,000
Estimated Total 55,000,000

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