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More than 10,000 people are working to restore power Wednesday to Duke Energy customers in the Carolinas in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Extreme flooding in certain counties has hindered restoration.

Duke Energy has restored more than a million (924,000 in North Carolina and 180,000 in South Carolina) of the 1.36 million customers who lost power due to Hurricane Matthew.

More than 3,500 Duke Energy linemen, contractors and support staff worked 16-hour days throughout the weekend restoring power to Florida customers and responding to 911 assistance calls in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

Duke Energy's success in making restorations is being tempered by the desire to have all customers restored as quickly and safely as possible.

Power has been restored to more than 600,000 Duke Energy customers in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew over the weekend. Over 550,000 customers are without power now. In North Carolina, 410,000 customers are without power. In South Carolina: 140,000 customers.

Hurricane Matthew has left large portions of the Carolinas more heavily damaged than projected, on a scale similar to the destruction of Hurricanes Hugo and Floyd. In some Duke Energy service areas, the electrical system will need to be rebuilt.

Duke Energy crews and contractors are working 16-hour days and overnight hours to restore power to Florida customers and responding to 911 assistance calls in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

Duke Energy Florida is making significant progress restoring electric service following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm that brought heavy rain and wind to Florida.

Although Hurricane Matthew has been downgraded to Category 1 as it soaks the Carolinas, outage numbers are climbing and the potential for damage remains significant. The storm will continue to bring heavy rains and high winds to the Carolinas today before exiting on Sunday.

More than 2,200 line and vegetation management personnel mobilized Company urges customers to remember safety first and to stay away from downed power lines Widespread power outages are occurring with significant damage ST....