TV9 Bharatvarsh | Edited By: Surendra Kumar Verma
Updated on: Dec 27, 2022 | 8:50 AM
Many states of America are struggling with snow storm these days. The snow storm is continuing in some parts of the Northeast region and due to this the normal life has become disturbed. Because of this, the power supply has been disrupted at many places, and hundreds of flights have had to be cancelled. People are getting delayed in traveling. At present, at least 48 people have died in nine states so far. (AFP)
The US storm death toll rose to 48 on Monday after 27 people died in blizzard-related incidents in western New York. It has been called the “blizzard of the century” by the authorities. (AFP)
Due to the snow storm in America, severe cold continues in many parts of the country. People are facing heavy snowfall in Western New York. Hurricane-related winds and snow made conditions difficult for Buffalo as well. (AFP)
Local officials told about the storm that many people were found dead in their cars, homes and piles of snow, while some died while clearing snow. (AFP)
The tremendous impact of the Blizzard was seen in western New York on Friday and Saturday. Thick blankets of snow stranded motorists, caused power outages and emergency crews struggled to reach residents of snow-hit homes and stuck cars. (AFP)
About 60 percent of the country’s population is facing some or the other advisory or warning related to cold weather. The National Weather Service said on Sunday that half of the eastern region of America is in the grip of cold winds. (AFP)
Heavy snow, high winds and storms have caused the cancellation of more than 15,000 US flights in recent days, including at least 2,600 on Monday, according to the tracking site Flightaware.com. (AFP)
The National Weather Service said a total of 43 inches (1.1 m) of snow had accumulated at Buffalo Niagara International Airport as of 7 a.m. Sunday. The police had told on Sunday evening that there were two separate incidents of looting during the storm. (AFP)
The situation in many cities of America is such that some people were found dead in their cars and some people were found dead on the streets. Officials said that there are people who are stuck in their cars for more than two days. (AFP)
According to the tracker poweroutage.us, about 1.7 million customers were forced to live without electricity in the bitter cold on Saturday. That number has since dropped substantially, although as of Monday afternoon some 50,000 were still without power on the US East Coast. (AP)
Due to frozen electrical substations, some residents of Erie County do not expect power back until Tuesday, a senior county official said, with one substation reportedly buried under 18 feet of snow. (AP)
Many cities of America were seen wrapped in white sheets. (a.p.f.)