More than 550,000 people in the US states of Michigan and Kentucky were left without power due to a wide storm front. This is evidenced by the data of the portal. PowerOutage.us.
It was recorded that approximately 297 thousand consumers in the state of Kentucky and 257 thousand people in Michigan were left without electricity.
It was previously known that there were at least 10 people. dead As a result of extreme weather conditions in the USA.
According to CNN, four people were killed in Kentucky, three in Alabama, and one each in Arkansas, Mississippi, and California. More than a million consumers – homes and businesses – were left without electricity in these states.
Last December, it was reported that more than a million households were left without electricity due to the blizzard.
The most severe storms hit the states of New York and Michigan, and the storm itself comes from the Midwest, a region in the United States that includes the northern part of the Great Plains and the Canadian border.
Last October, Hurricane Yen struck Florida, killing more than 40 people.