Several tens of millions of people enter Christmas in bitter cold in the USA and Canada. The storm is at a level you only see every five or ten years, says Canada’s Meteorological Institute. According to The New York Times, the storm has led to the death of at least 12 people. It mainly concerns traffic closures due to the storm. In the USA, danger warnings have been issued in large parts of the country. More than 200 million people live in such dangerous areas. – It is one of the most widespread winter danger warnings ever, states the US Meteorological Institute. Around 50 cars ended up in a chain collision during poor visibility on the Ohio Turnpike on Friday. 48 degrees Celsius In some places it is as cold as minus 48 degrees. In addition, there is heavy snowfall and strong winds. Around 1.5 million people are without electricity, mostly in the south and east of the USA. The hardest hit states are Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and North and South Carolina. Over 100,000 current violations have been registered here. – This is a huge danger in the entire state, says New York Governor Kathy Hochul. She says that vegans are like ice rinks and asks people to leave their cars. Driving bans have been seen in several places. This applies, among other things, in Hamburg, northern New York. – I can’t see the other side of the street. We didn’t go anywhere, says Jennifer Orlando in Hamburg. In Canada, 410,000 people are without power on the night of Christmas Eve, writes the BBC. Over 330,000 of them are in Quebec, but there are also many power outages in Ontario. Survival equipment Even in southern states that have water for much milder winters, it is now cold. In El Paso, Texas, it affects migrants. Several gather in churches, schools and other public buildings to find warmth. Some nevertheless decided to stay outside, where it was down to minus 9 degrees, so as not to get the migration authorities on their necks. On the Mexican side of the border, several thousand live in intermediate tent camps, and many of them are now freezing. In Chicago, Burke Patten of the Night Ministry, which helps the homeless, says that they distribute survival equipment such as coats, hats, stillongs, blankets and sleeping bags. Describe the picture* (visible to the public) At Laguardia airport in New York, passengers waited in long queues on Friday in the hope that their flight would not be cancelled. In New York, the authorities have warned against driving. Photo: Bebeto Matthews / AP Problem for travelers The weather is also causing problems for those going home for Christmas. Around 5,000 flights were canceled on Friday, and a further 7,600 were delayed. – We just have to stay positive. Anger doesn’t help us, says Wendell Davis, who is stuck in Chicago on his way home to Cincinnati from France. The cold also means that many sporting events are cancelled. A clip of sports reporter Mark Woodley from Iowa has gone viral: – I have good and bad news. The good news is that I still have feeling in my face. The bad part is that I actually wish I didn’t have it, he says live.
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At least 12 died in a winter storm in the USA – over 1 million are without power – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries
