Winter storms and freezing weather that lasted weeks By the state of Texas Which people are trying to find a way to warm themselves After several days of consecutive power outages In the midst of temperatures near the freezing point By until Thursday There were still 490,000 homes without electricity, down 4.5 million from the peak of the blackout.
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Texas state officials said. A cold sore people to use their energy sharply on Sunday. Until system failure It hits the state’s only power grid, which supplies more than 90% of the total power, resulting in intermittent power outages. Or continuous And because it is a separate network It means that they cannot bring energy from elsewhere. To compensate for the lack of energy
Texas residents have to use other methods. To create warmth for themselves For example, using an electric generator, a fireplace or living in a running car, however, they also faced a problem of supplying firewood, food, water and other necessities by Angel Garcia. Revealed that they have to use household items to make fuel, including children’s toys. And there are many people who cut their own fences and make firewood.
The blackout also affects water treatment plants in Texas. The politics of Austin and San Antonio have warned more than 2.5 million people on Wednesday evening that To boil tap water before it is used for consumption. While many stores There was no food for sale due to hoarding of food supplies. People have to travel for a longer period of time. To go to a shop in another city And may have to wait for a long time to buy the necessary items
Power outages have also plagued over 600,000 households in other states, including Oregon, Lausiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.
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The brutal weather has left 37 people dead, 16 of which were in Texas. From various causes Like the cold, carbon monoxide is toxic. And car accidents The remaining deaths were found spread in Tennessee, Oregon, Kentucky, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and Akansau.
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