Frustration builds in Indiana town struggling without power for 12 days

Demond Pompy, who has been grilling food in Gary during the power outage, told Reuters earlier this week that taking a shower and flushing the toilet are things people take for granted, but defiantly added: "One thing about us, we're going to adapt to any situation" Shatiya Hardin, meanwhile, said the situation has been "absolutely horrible".

Toppled trees are being removed after the storm Power has been restored to more than 345,000 customers since the storm struck, but almost 30,000 were still without power as of Sunday morning, according to the area's electrical company Northern Indiana Public Service Company (Nipsco).

People have used ice to cool off in Gary Nipsco said on Sunday it was restoring power to everyone as soon as possible, and estimated Gary would have its electricity restored by Wednesday.