A massive blizzard continues to ravage the United States, leaving more than 20 dead and thousands without power on Christmas Eve. On Saturday alone (24), more than 3,000 flights were cancelled.
There is still no official death toll.and the figures published by the local press are different. For example, CNN talks about 22 deaths; Sky News, 21; To NBC News, “at least 28”.
What is known so far
- According to local media, the death toll ranges from 21 to 28.
- Some of the deaths were caused by road accidents that made it dangerous or even impassable.
- Others were caused by low temperatures; Police in Memphis, Tennessee, reported that a man was found dead from exposure to cold.
- On Friday (23), more than 1.5 million homes were out of power.???????? According to the website Poweroutage.us, on Christmas Eve (24), there were still 530,000 people.
- Most homes without electricity are located in the state of Maine, on the east coast, near the Canadian border.
- More than 3,300 flights were cancelled, and a further 7,500 flights experienced significant delays on only 24 of them.
- The US National Weather Service (NWS) has urged people in the hardest-hit areas to stay home.
Blizzard Doesn’t Give Up
Christmas Day will also be very snowy and very cold in the USA.
According to the NWS, the storm should move south, bringing wind and snow to the Mississippi River Valley and areas of the Great Plains, which include states such as South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, for example.
“A strong storm is approaching the western US this week”to warn.
(with AFP and RFI)
source: Noticias
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