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Weather Causes Downed Trees

The weather has left some areas impassable.

Saturday's weather has caused some downed trees and power outages in Westport.

According to Connecticut Light & Power, 5,266 Westporters were without power as of 10:00 p.m.

That's about 43 percent of its total customers, according to CL&P's Web site. Click here to see the outage report.

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A word of caution from the utility:

Keep your distance from any downed power line, and report it to the police or fire department, or call 800-286-2000. Treat all wires — even those that are hanging or downed — as if they are "live" (energized). Don't drive over downed lines, and if a downed line is in or near water, keep your distance from the water, even a little puddle. And whether a power line is down or not, don't touch anything that might be in contact with it, such as a tree limb.

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