Help has arrived for a massive power restoration effort in Kansas City. Tens of thousands were left without power by severe weather last week, and many were still in the dark Monday morning.

Nearly a thousand utility workers from throughout the region are lending a hand in Kansas City.

Hundreds of utilities contributed crews to the effort. Many of them spent the night in St Joseph before heading south for the restoration effort.

Kansas City Power and Light reported about 1,500 customers still without power Monday morning.

Severe storms last week left nearly 160,000 utility customers without power.