EFE.- Temporal history “Eliot” he dived United States of America to a freezing climate in the midst of the Christmas period, which exacerbates the Good night to thousands of people for flight cancellations, collapsed roads and power outages in various parts of the country.
The storm, a cyclonic bomb caused by an Arctic air front, has been delivering sub-zero temperatures, heavy snow, high winds and rain since Thursday as of Canada until Texas.
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If the predictions come true, several cities on the east coast and Florida could live the Christmas coldest since records were kept.
At least 200 million people inside United States of America60% of the population has been placed on weather warnings, according to the national weather service, the National Weather Service (NWS extension).
the step of “Eliot” he was left without Good night to thousands of people in the country who were trying to reunite with their families, since around 4,000 flights were canceled this Saturday, according to data from the portal Flight awareness.
These add to the nearly 6,000 cancellations that occurred on Thursday, causing chaos and despair for several airports from the United States.
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Couriers also love fedex or UPS announced delays in delivering gifts following the storm.
The storm also affected the country’s electrical infrastructure, where 1.4 million people remain without electricity in their homes, mostly in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee and Maine, according to the tracker. Blackout.
The Duke Energy company this Saturday asked its customers in Ohio and Kentucky to reduce the use of non-essential electrical appliances through tomorrow due to the high demand for electricity it is experiencing due to cold temperatures.
At least 15 people were killed in the storm, according to local media tallies, four of them in a multi-car crash on a snow-covered Ohio highway.
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The Weather Service warned Saturday that road travel in parts of the Midwest and Northeast was “extremely dangerous or even impossible” and warned that “chilling winds pose a mortal danger to stranded travellers.”
The president of the United States, Joe Bidenappeared publicly on Thursday to warn Americans to take the storm “extremely seriously” and to follow the recommendations of the authorities.
At least 12 states in the country have declared a state of emergency due to the freezing cold, such as Colorado, Georgia or New York.
“Today’s low temperatures have left dangerous conditions on the roads. Stay off the streets,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul asked on social media on Saturday.
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Hundreds of people were trapped on the streets by snow in the city of Buffaloborder with Canada. “It was a very bad night for our community,” she told the press. Marco PoloncarzErie county official.
On Friday, members of Congress from the Low camera of US rushed to vote on fiscal 2023 budget for fear of getting trapped on Christmas Eve Washington.
The US capital experiences a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius below zero this Saturday. The city should pass the Christmas coldest since 1989.
