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Electric Power to Caddo Lake Area Cut

An electric utility is disconnecting power to the Caddo Lake area on the Texas-Louisiana border covered by a mandatory evacuation notice.

The Panola-Harrison Electric Co-Op announced it would suspend service to areas along Big Cypress Bayou to avoid short circuits and power-line arcs that could spark fires.

Harrison County officials in Marshall, Texas, have appealed to Caddo Lake area residents to heed a mandatory evacuation notice because floodwaters are isolating some areas, cutting access by emergency personnel.

Evacuations are anticipated for Southeast Texas as the area sees record flooding while many other parts of the state contend with another day of rainfall. Newton County Judge Truman Dougharty tells KFDM-TV in Beaumont that he will issue a mandatory evacuation order Saturday morning along the Sabine River on the Texas-Louisiana line.

Copyright AP - Associated Press
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