More than 20 people died from the passing of the Elliot winter stormaffecting nearly the entire region of the United States in full Christmas festivities, coldest recorded in the country in decades.
Storm caused by an Arctic weather front this market has started to decline after leaving behind Freezing temperatures from Canada to Texasin addition to heavy snowfall and strong winds affecting the power grid and aviation.
christmas morning, about 200,000 users were still without powerNearly 3,000 flights were cancelled.
about twenty dead
At least Seven people died in the Buffalo area (New York state).A city that collapsed due to snow and the airport will remain closed until at least Monday.
The dead were found in vehicles, homes, and on the street, according to Erie County officials.
“We’re still facing freezing temperatures across the state.. These low temperatures are life-threatening, so New Yorkers should stay home today,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said at a news conference on Sunday.
4 more people died A multi-car accident on the Ohio state highway About 50 vehicles involved.
also happened Died from accidents or cold weather in Kansas, Missouri, Vermont, Colorado, and Wisconsinaccording to local media, which put the death toll from the storm to over twenty.
At least 200 million people in the United States, or 60% of the population, are on weather alert.the National Weather Service (NWS), according to the national weather service.
In many cities on the east coast and even Floridamarked thermometers Minimum levels not seen since Christmas 1983.
Elliot is slowly moving east this Sunday, although temperatures are cold and below normal in the east, center and south of the country.
“Conditions expected to gradually improve as the system weakens. “However, traveling in these conditions would be extremely dangerous in some areas.”
More than 3,000 flights were canceled According to Flight Aware records, this Sunday morning. There were 5,800 on Fridayso thousands of people could not reunite with their families on Christmas Eve.
Pete Buttigieg, United States Secretary of Transportation, fMore than 20 percent of scheduled flights canceledtogether many Amtrak public network trains.
It also warned that the cold is “dangerous” for people going on road trips, due to the risk of being stuck in the snow.
The American Automobile Association (AAA) had predicted days before that 113 million people would travel more than 80 kilometers during these festivities.
As the storm subsided, power was restored. in areas where the energy infrastructure has been affected by the blizzard.
As of 17:30 pm GMT, approximately 200,000 users were still without power, mostly in Maine and New York. In recent days, 1.7 million homes and businesses have been left in the dark due to the storm.
US President Joe Biden made a public appearance on Thursday, warning Americans to take the storm “extremely seriously” and follow the advice of officials.