Power has been restored to those most affected by Houston’s deadly storm, and to the rest by Wednesday.

HOUSTON — Houston-area residents hit by deadly storms last week received some good news as authorities said power was restored Sunday to the majority of the hundreds of thousands of people who had been left in the dark and without air conditioning in hot and humid weather.

Widespread destruction from Thursday’s storms left at least seven people dead and paralyzed much of Houston. Thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds devastated the city, reducing businesses and other structures to piles of debris, uprooting trees and shattering glass from downtown skyscrapers. A tornado also touched down near Cypress, a northwest suburb of Houston.