Huge problems have been caused by the bad weather with polar cold that sweeps a large part of the USAas a result at least 17 people have lost their lives. About 530,000 households remain without electricitywhile the National Weather Service (NWS) urged people to seek warmth indoors as minimum temperatures as low as -48 degrees were recorded.
“The winds are so strong… it’s crazy!”34-year-old Ali Lawson, who has been living in Buffalo, New York, for eight years, told AFP. “Last night we couldn’t see beyond our porch”, he said and added that the snow plows cannot go out to clear the roads. Luckily for her, she still has electricity unlike many other residents.
In almost every city, from Denver to Chicago, shelters have been opened to accommodate those in need of warmth and protection from the danger of hypothermia.
Cold temperatures will continue today and will return to normal for the season by the middle of next week, according to forecasters.
Canada is also on alert. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power in Ontario and Quebec, while flight cancellations and delays are reported at airports in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
Source: News Beast
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