Five thousand drivers were impounded in their cars in New York state. Due to severe cold and frost in the country, at least 16 people died.
One of the strongest hurricanes in recent years has hit the United States. According to various sources, 16 or 17 people died, leaving more than half a million consumers without power, according to AFP and CNN.
It was noted that thousands of houses were covered with snow, motorists could not get out of the snowdrifts.
High winds and snowfall, as well as lower temperatures, killed at least 16 people, according to CNN. And more than 755,000 homes and businesses nationwide lost power on Christmas Eve.
In turn, AFP reported 17 deaths due to bad weather in eight states.
In addition, thousands of flights were canceled due to the winter storm.
In the area of the city of Buffalo (New York State), visibility dropped to almost zero, about 500 drivers were blocked in cars.
Note, on December 11-12, dozens of flights were canceled and delayed in Britain due to bad weather. On both days, bad weather was also observed in Ukraine. So, in Lviv, due to icing and numerous gusts of the contact network, trams and trolleybuses did not run.
news Correspondent.net on Telegram. Subscribe to our channel Athletistic
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.