City and county leaders Monday thanked San Diegans for taking precautions and staying at home during Tropical Storm Hilary as crews continue to assess damages caused by the storm.
San Diego Gas & Electric reported a total of 15,000 customers lost power — the vast majority of which have had power restored. City and county crews are still assessing downed trees, sinkholes and infrastructure damage, but ultimately it appears disaster was averted."The way we worked together reflects who we are as a community and as a county," said Nora Vargas, chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
"Today we focus on assessing damages," said Jeff Toney, director of the county's emergency services department."This assessment will continue over the next several days. Dargan warned residents to be on the lookout for backed up storm drains and that"potholes will happen."
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