The winter storm continues to batter the United States five days later. What is the biggest cold and snow storm of the last decades at the moment continues without respite in the coldest Christmas of the last decades in the North American country.
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unusual temperatures. Extreme weather conditions that have caused freezing temperatures in all 48 contiguous US states.
- The record temperature has been -50 degrees in the state of Idaho.
- More than 55 million people were on alert for low temperatures and 12 states declared a state of emergency.
- In many cities such as Miami, Tampa, Orlando or West Palm Beach they have registered the coldest Christmas in decades, also New York with record temperatures.
Consequences. The weather conditions and the amount of snow have complicated the operation of electrical services.
- More than 200,000 people in several eastern states woke up without power on Christmas morning.
- In Buffalo, in western New York, the storm has left the city completely abandoned, with emergency services unable to reach the areas of greatest impact.
- The electricity companies themselves have asked to distribute resources to their customers, asking for energy savings and lowering the thermostats, warning that capacity was being overloaded and reserves are limited.
Complicated transportation. Strong winds and snowfall have complicated movements where road transport, authorities say, is extremely difficult or impossible in some cases due to low visibility or icy roads. In addition, the airports have been filled these days with people waiting for setbacks on their flights.
- There are vehicles piled up on the roads abandoned due to the impossibility of moving.
- More than 5,000 flights were canceled on Friday, more than 3,400 on Saturday and more than 2,800 on Sunday.
- A problem that has also affected courier services that suffered difficulties in delivering messages and packages, a highly requested service on these dates.
Work, impossible. The extreme storm and the difficulty for mobility has meant that the channel KWWL, affiliated with CNN, had to resort to a sports reporter, who after several connections exposed to the cold, asked to return to his section directly: “Can I go back to my regular job? “I’m sure you’ve added another hour to torture me.”
Separated families. Thousands of people saw their travel plans altered, cancellations that have dismantled the plans and reunions on these very important dates.
Source: Lasexta
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