Death Toll From Heavy Winter Storm Across US Rises To 34 - Reports
Faizan Hashmi Published December 26, 2022 | 07:00 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th December, 2022) The death toll from heavy winter storm across the United States has risen 34 as extreme cold, wind and snow continue through Christmas, media reported.
On Saturday evening, NBC news reported 28 weather-related deaths that occurred Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, New York, Colorado and Michigan.
According to the NPR broadcaster, 12 people were killed in the Buffalo area, where more than a meter of snow fell over the weekend.
The snow storm has settled over an unprecedentedly wide area from the Great Lakes near the US-Canada border to the Rio Grande River along the US border with Mexico, the media said.
According to the PowerOutage service, there are still over 180,000 US households and businesses without power since the storm damaged power lines.
US media also reported that over 3,100 flights have been canceled and another 7,100 have been delayed across the United states, with especially difficult situation reported in Detroit, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Denver.
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