BUENA, N.J. -
Atlantic County is still under a state of emergency Monday morning as crews work to clean up the mess from severe storms Friday night.
A curfew was in effect until 6 a.m. Monday morning, and thousands are without power, FOX 29's Stephanie Esposito reported.
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As of Sunday night, many were still without power, and broken power lines were still littering the roadways.
Utility crews are working around the clock to restore power but even with extra help from other states, thousands are still in the dark.
As of early Monday morning, Atlantic City Electric was still reporting 105,000 customers without power, the majority of which are in Atlantic and Cumberland counties.
AC Electric covers most of South Jersey, but Vineland residents are serviced by Vineland Municipal Electric, a much smaller power company. Residents say they just want some answers as to when the power will be restored.
We called Vineland Municipal Electric on Sunday afternoon and they told us someone would have to get back to us. On Monday morning we learned more than 200 customers were still without power there.
The storms are also being blamed for the deaths of two young cousins in Salem County, N.J.
The boys, ages 2 and 7, were camping with their families at Parvin State Park in Pittsgrove. Heavy winds and rains snapped a pine tree and it fell on the families' tents.
The children were crushed to death. Other campers came running to help when they heard screams.
The National Weather Service estimates wind gusts got to around 70 miles an hour that night.
Meanwhile, other deaths have been reported in Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C.
Officials say at least 17 people are dead from Friday's storms, many resulting from falling trees.
Trees and branches falling on power lines knocked out power to thousands in the mid-Atlantic.
In Washington, D.C., hundreds of workers are being brought in to help restore power.
Officials say power outages for millions in the mid-Atlantic could last days, as sweltering heat persists.
