At least 50 people have died this week from bad weather which affects them USAas announced on Friday by the local authorities and media.
Freezing temperatures, snowfall and freezing temperatures make roads extremely dangerous, disrupt air traffic, close schools and leave thousands of households without electricity.
Thousands of Americans have received severe weather warnings.
In the state of Tennessee (eastern USA), the Department of Health reported 14 deaths caused by bad weather.
In Pennsylvania (northeast), five women were killed on Tuesday in a semi-trailer accident on a highway, according to police.
Five weather-related deaths were also reported in Kentucky (east), Gov. Andy Beshear said in a statement, while in Oregon (northwest), three people were electrocuted when an overhead power line fell on their car during a snowstorm Wednesday, according to the Portland Fire Department.
In Oregon, 75,000 people were without power Friday nightaccording to the website Poweroutage.us, and the governor declared a state of emergency.
Deaths were also reported in Illinois (northeast), Kansas (central), New Hampshire (northeast), New York state (northeast), Wisconsin (north), and Washington (northeast).
According to the website Flightaware.com, 1,100 US flights were canceled and another 8,000 were delayed due to weather conditions, while the cold wave is expected to persist in some areas such as the center of the country through the weekend.
Source: News Beast
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