Shatiya Hardin, for her part, said the situation is “absolutely horrible.” “At night we sweat, we are irritable, we have children to take care of, elderly people who need electricity for the oxygen tanks,” he told CBS, the BBC’s American partner. “It’s not right that we are continually in survival mode.” in the storm. In the lawsuit, resident Jack Tipold said he was in the middle of dental surgery when the power went out. He said he was forced to abandon the procedure and was discharged without adequate pain medication. “I had all my teeth pulled out and I had no medication for 48 hours. Let me tell you something, it was a struggle,” he told CBS. Nipsco has denied wrongdoing and said it would “vigorously” defend itself in court. Religious leaders alarmed by the ongoing blackout held a news conference Saturday outside a venue. “We come together today with one voice, asking those in power… to give resources to our brothers and sisters, to our mothers and fathers, because 12 days is enough,” he said, according to the Indianapolis Star.
