'Survival mode': Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power

Tens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5550x3700+0+0/resize/5550x3700!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2Fdf%2F9d14462b41d6b525fc8906408e2d%2Fap26232692794258.jpg' alt='A person prays before receiving a free boxed lunch at City Life Center in Gary, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passed through the area.'/><p>Tens of thousands of people in Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines. Schools remain closed and businesses have been unable to reopen.</p><p>(Image credit: Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-139527' />