Cold temperatures, snow and ice caused fatal accidents on the roads, complications in air transport, school closures and power outages for thousands of peoplewhile millions of Americans are now under weather alerts.
In the state of Tennessee, The Department of Health reported 14 fatalities related to weather conditionsand in Pennsylvania, five women died Tuesday on a highway in an accident involving a tractor-trailer, according to police.
Five other deaths were reported by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshearwhile in Oregon three people were electrocuted when a high-tension wire fell on their stopped car in an ice storm last Wednesday.
USA: more than 100,000 people without electricity due to the cold
Oregon also was the protagonist of a power outage that left more than 100,000 people without service. “After significant progress in restoring all but about 5,000 customers this week, a third round of bad weather, including strong gusty winds and freezing rain, caused about 50,000 new outages,” said Portland General Electric, the largest company. of electricity of the State, in its last update on Friday.
He added: “We understand the disruption these outages can cause and we won’t stop until the lights are on for everyone.”
The polar cold and sub-zero temperatures demand maximum electricity servicewith peaks in demands in most States.
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He National Weather Service warned that 95 million citizens are located in areas affected by the frigid air alertto which are added the southern states, such as Tennessee either Arkansaswho during these days could suffer winter storms.
In Chicago, which currently has a temperature of -21°C, registered the first cold death of the year. It was in the suburb of Schiller Park, where a 60-year-old man died last Thursday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
On the other hand, in the Montana State the thermometer marked -34 degrees this Sunday. The forecast reported that in the coming days other northern states, such as North and South Dakotathey may have temperatures of up to 46 degrees below zerothis being a “rare and life-threatening cold”as described by the National Meteorological Service.
Source: Ambito
