- A 60-year-old man was frozen to death in his own home in Abilene, Texas.
- The victim’s wife survived but was hospitalized due to her delicate condition.
- Firefighters found them covered in several blankets due to the extremely cold conditions in their home.
Texas deserves answers about the crisis triggered by the deadly winter storm that has devastated the state, a senior county official said Friday.
“This is a man-made disaster that has claimed lives,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo of the Democratic Party said Friday. Fox News.
“We are now reporting 10 deaths from hypothermia in Harris County, 600 cases of carbon monoxide, and still counting. When the dust settles, people deserve answers and responsibility. “
Extreme weather has killed at least 69 people, including a Tennessee farmer who tried to save two calves that apparently crawled into a frozen pond.
An increasing number of people have perished while trying to keep warm.
Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Bob Fenton said teams in Texas were distributing fuel, water, blankets and other supplies.
“My main concern is ensuring that people stay warm,” Fenton said on “CBS This Morning,” urging people without heat to go to shelter.
Texas deserves answers about the storm crisis, an official denounces. Photo: Texas Department of Transportation.
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A 60-year-old man was frozen to death in his own home in Abilene, Texas, as extremely cold temperatures continue to hit the state amid a massive blackout, the city’s fire marshal said Friday.
The victim’s wife survived but was hospitalized due to her delicate condition. Firefighters found her covered in several blankets due to the extremely cold conditions in her home, which were almost identical to outside.
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“Definitely heartbreaking,” Abilene Fire Department Chief Cande Flores told KTLA, describing the death of man as one of the most tragic stories he has encountered in his career.
Flores corrected previous reports where it was claimed that the 60-year-old man was discovered dead in a chair, clarifying that he was found in his bed on Wednesday under thick layers of blankets.
“His wife was sitting in a recliner covered with several blankets. He was dead, she was found in a state of anguish, ”Flores said.
The 60-year-old man’s death was one of six linked to the freezing cold reported in and around the western Texas city this week, the Associated Press reported.
Flores told KTLA that city leaders had warned residents to avoid staying home due to outages that left millions of Texans without power for days earlier this week, urging them to seek refuge in heating stations established in the community.
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“It’s really something that we didn’t even come across in our professional careers,” Flores said. “Seeing the temperatures drop as low as they have and for as long as they have, has really caused some problems.”
As the weather improves and power is restored to most homes, Abilene is, like many cities across the state, in a recovery phase, according to Flores.
Now, the biggest problem affecting residents is the water shortage that was caused by pipes that burst and were damaged during the winter storm.
A man died in an Abilene hospital because low water pressure made treatment impossible.
Bob Fenton, acting administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said teams in the state were distributing fuel, water, blankets and other supplies.
President Joe Biden has already declared an emergency in Texas, a move intended to add federal aid to state and local response efforts.
On Friday, Biden said he’s considering a state visit soon, though he didn’t specify when that might happen.
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