US surrender to cold weather: many dead, power outages

The National Weather Service (NWS) announced that freezing winds, which come from the North Pole and affect about two-thirds of the country, will continue to affect the center and east of the country through the weekend.

According to USA Today news, at least 17 people have lost their lives in weather-related accidents across the country so far.

Icy cold and blizzard paralyzed life.

While the death toll has doubled since Friday, dozens of people have been injured in sprawling accidents in states where the blizzard is most effective.

Authorities noted that visibility dropped to zero due to the snowstorm, which reached 115 kilometers per hour in some regions.

MORE THAN 1 MILLION HOMES AND WORKPLACES ARE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY

According to Poweroutage, more than 1 million homes and businesses across the country are experiencing power outages, with officials warning that it could take days to repair the faults due to continued harsh weather conditions.

More than 200 million people, equivalent to 60 percent of the nation’s population, were issued a “winter storm warning or advisory” due to the frigid temperatures in the US.

Due to the storm, temperatures in the Midwestern states of Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming registered temperatures of 45 degrees below zero, while record levels of cold were reported at Christmas in southern states such as Florida and Georgia.

BIDEN CALL

While states of emergency have been declared in several states, including New York, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and Oklahoma, US President Joe Biden has urged citizens to heed the warnings.

Flight tracking site FlightAware reported that more than 8,000 flights were canceled and more than 25,000 flights delayed before Christmas, one of the busiest travel times of the year.

While Americans whose flights have been canceled or delayed are stuck at airports, authorities have advised citizens not to leave their homes unless necessary for a safe Christmas, taking weather conditions into account. .

“LIFE CAN BE DANGEROUS”

In the US, on December 21, national and local weather agencies warned of “once-in-a-generation” severe cold and snow conditions.

The National Weather Service (NOAA) has announced that cold conditions not experienced in the last 40 years are approaching in some parts of the country.

The weather service noted that “heavy snowfall could make travel difficult or impossible and could be life-threatening.”

In addition, it was shared that the storm that will occur due to the effect of the cold will be equivalent to the pressure of a category 3 hurricane in the Great Lakes region of the country on the border with Canada.

Due to the storm, the ground floors of some hospitals and businesses on the New Jersey shoreline overlooking Manhattan were inundated by the overflow of the Hudson River, while many vehicles exposed to the flooding sustained damage.

The coastal areas of Queens and Brooklyn were also damaged by rising ocean waters, while waves from the high winds rendered some streets and coastal habitats unusable. (AA)