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Fierce storm hits Phoenix, tens of thousands lose power

By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of customers throughout the Phoenix area remained without electricity on Tuesday after a powerful storm knocked down power lines and halted flights at the city's international airport, authorities said. Crews worked through the night and into the morning to restore service to customers from a thunderstorm that brought heavy rains, winds and lightning as it rumbled through metropolitan Phoenix on Monday night. Utilities Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service Co said more than 70,000 customers lost power at the peak of the latest storm to hit the area.

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