Heavy rains and winds cause power outages in the Northeast

BOSTON (AP) — A nor’easter has left hundreds of thousands of people without power in the Northeast.

The powerful storm brought high winds and rain to the region Wednesday and Thursday.

In Massachusetts, wind gusts reached up to 90 mph on Cape Cod and about 200,000 residents were impacted by power outages. The storm left nearly 200,000 people without power in Maine too.

About 100 school districts reported closings and delays Thursday morning due to no electricity or downed trees and powerlines in New Hampshire, where 50,000 people were without power.

Nearly 20 school districts closed schools in Connecticut, where about 40,000 customers were without power.

About 34,000 customers were without power in Rhode Island and about 10,000 customers were without power in Vermont.

The storm was moving out of the region Thursday.