Storm clean-up continues

Fairfield, Conn. (WTNH) - With tens of thousands of people still without power following Saturday's storm, crews are working overtime to get folks back on line.

Lower Fairfield County was hardest hit. Over 14,000 people in Stamford are still in the dark and over 16,000 in Greenwich -- and power may not be restored until Wednesday. Crews as far as Quebec, Canada are being called in to help.

Trees, power lines and debris have made many roads impassable. At Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk, winds toppled the scoreboard. And at St. Ladislaus Church in Norwalk, the winds ripped down the steeple.

Many folks are comparing the damage to that of Hurricane Gloria back in 1985.

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Gov. Rell took a tour of the storm damage today and says the state may seek federal assistance to help clean up the mess.

The storm is also being blamed for three deaths. State police say 75-year-old Richard Seckla drowned in a pond behind his Lyme home on Sunday as he tried to clear debris.

In Westport, police say 39-year-old Jennifer Thibault of Long Valley, N.J., died when a tree fell on her car Saturday night.

Greenwich police say a 61-year-old woman also died during the storm Saturday night, when a tree fell on her as she and her husband were walking in their neighborhood.