In the run-up to Christmas, the severe cold and heavy snow that hit the United States is causing damage such as power outages and traffic disruptions in various places.
According to CNN and Associated Press, on the 24th (local time), Christmas Eve, 1.6 million households in a vast area ranging from the southeast such as North Carolina and Georgia to the south such as Kentucky and Texas, and the northeast such as New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia are in a state of power outage. .
More than 708,000 households were cut off from electricity, especially in North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
384,000 homes in Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut, and 383,000 homes in the South, including Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma, were also cut.
There are also casualties.
A ‘bomb cyclone’ formed in the Midwest of the United States moved eastward, spraying strong cold waves and snow, and it has been confirmed that more than 15 deaths have occurred since the 21st.
In New York, two people died after first responders were stranded in heavy snowfall, and in Ohio, four people died in a car accident caused by heavy snowfall.
In Kansas, three people died in car accidents.
The Associated Press reports that about 60% of the US population is facing various weather warnings.
By region, Atlanta and Florida recorded the lowest temperatures ever recorded on Christmas Eve since the start of weather observation, and Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are also expected to hit record lows.
Washington DC had its second coldest Christmas Eve since 1989, and New York also had its coldest Christmas Eve since 1906, according to CNN.
Heavy snowfall, strong winds, and freezing phenomena are appearing everywhere, and flight cancellations are also expanding.
According to flight information tracking site FlightAware, a total of 1,600 flights across the U.S. were canceled and 1,800 were delayed this morning alone.
It is said that 5,700 domestic and international flights were canceled the day before.
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