Massive power outages have hit the state of Florida. South Florida has been the area most affected by the outages. CNN reports that 4.4 million customers in South Florida have lost power.
About 4.4 million customers across South Florida were affected, Florida Power and Light officials said.
The outage struck shortly after 1 p.m., as scattered thunderstorms passed through the region. But the cause of the outage was not immediately known.
In Washington, officials at the Department of Homeland Security said there was no immediate concern that terrorism was behind the outage.
Stan Johnson, a spokesman for the North American Electric Reliability Council, said eight power plants were off-line across the region, but officials believe the outage has been contained.
Detective Robert Williams, a Miami-Dade County police spokesman, said power was out across the entire county.
