Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield closed due to power outage

Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Jungle Jim's International Market in Fairfield was closed on Tuesday due to power outages caused by severe thunderstorms on Monday afternoon.

The 200,000-square-foot grocery store, which houses a large variety of international food items and some live aquatic animals, announced it was closed in a Facebook post around 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

Blackout: Over 75,000 customers still without power

Severe weather: Duke working to restore power after storms

As of 1:50 p.m., around 76,000 Duke Energy customers in the Cincinnati area are without power. At the peak of storm-related outages on Monday, more than 166,000 people lost power. That number decreased to around 94,000 early Tuesday morning, Duke Energy said.

On its website, Duke said crews worked throughout the night to restore power, but that the damage is "severe and widespread."

Jungle Jim's Eastgate location did not lose power and is still open and operating as usual. The company said to check its Facebook and website for updates about its Fairfield store.

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