( CNN ) -- A rash of severe weather pummeled several eastern states Tuesday , killing at least five people and leaving about 300,000 people in the dark . One boy died and eight other children were injured when a storm struck a church camp near Manchester , Maryland , the Lineboro Volunteer Fire Department said . `` We had a very fast moving storm go through the area with heavy winds and rain , and the campers got caught away from their shelter , '' Don Fair of the Lineboro fire department said . He said trees fell on nine campers . One was trapped under a tree , and the others suffered minor injuries . In New York , four people died in the Syracuse area after the storm destroyed four homes , Madison County Undersheriff John Ball said . Killed were a 4-month-old baby ; the baby 's 35-year-old mother ; a 53-year-old man ; and a 70-year-old woman , Sheriff Allen Riley said Wednesday . Fierce winds there whipped torrential rain sideways . Several trees were uprooted or snapped at the trunk . Many more houses were damaged , Ball said . And many of those who were fortunate enough to have their homes intact lost power . As of early Wednesday morning , more than 207,000 customers in Pennsylvania still had no electricity , the state 's major utility companies said . In New York state , more than 87,000 residents had no power early Wednesday morning , but as of 11 a.m. , that number had fallen to 44,900 , the governor 's office said . CNN 's Julie Cannold , Allie Malloy and Tina Burnside contributed to this report .
4 people died when buildings collapsed in the Syracuse , New York , area . The storm kills a boy camping with other children in Maryland . 207,000 customers are still without power in Pennsylvania early Wednesday . More than New York state residents are still without power Wednesday morning .