New Delhi: The storm in America amid snowfall has worsened the situation. At least 23 people have died in the snow storm across the United States. 23 people died in the states of Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, New York, Colorado and Michigan. Normal public life has become chaotic. Millions of homes have lost electricity. The storm has caused white out conditions. Emergency services say rescue operations are difficult and the city’s international airport has been closed.
46 vehicles collided
Four people were killed Friday afternoon in a 46-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, Ohio. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tweeted on Saturday that state police have taken note of the horrific accidents on our roadways this weekend.
More than 3,300 flights were cancelled
Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were reported in the North County, Finger Lakes and Central New York regions during the event. More than 3,300 flights in or out of the US were canceled Saturday, with nearly 7,500 flights delayed, according to a flight tracking website.
Officials say 23 people have died due to road accidents and falling trees due to the storm. At least three deaths have been reported in Buffalo. Due to the snow storm, the rescuers could not reach them and they died.
Airport closed until Monday morning
New York authorities say the storm has kept the international airport here closed until Monday morning. At the same time, almost all the fire engines that went to the rescue got stuck in the snow.
Warning to 6.5 crore people
A major electricity grid operator in the eastern US has issued a blackout warning for 65 million people. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania-based PJM Interconnection said power plants were having trouble operating in the cold weather and asked residents in 13 states to conserve power until at least Christmas morning. The Tennessee Valley Authority, which provides power to 10 million people in Tennessee and parts of six surrounding states, directed local power companies to implement planned outages.
More than two million people in New England without electricity
More than 273,000 people were without power in six New England states Saturday. In North Carolina, 169,000 people remained without power as of Saturday afternoon.