A cold storm hits! US declares emergency, warns 80 million people
A cold storm hits! – On January 17, AFP and the BBC report on the situation of cold weather in United States of America As a result, the state of Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina. and South Carolina declared a disaster of emergency.
The US National Weather Service said the influence of winter storms was causing heavy snowfall, along with freezing rain. and a gust of wind More than 30 centimeters of snowfall is expected in some areas.
Travelers sit at Union Station in Washington, DCPedestrians walk along the National Mall during a winter storm in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2022. Millions of Americans were braced for heavy snow and freezing rain Sunday as a major winter storm closed in on the eastern US, knocking power out to an estimated 200,000 people and counting. Traffic has already been seriously disrupted, with thousands of flights canceled and a portion of busy interstate highway I-95 closed in North Carolina. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP)
More than 80 million people have been warned of cold weather, local media said, with more than 235,000 in the southeast facing ongoing power outages. and more than 3,000 flights have been cancelled.
Meanwhile, Virginia State Police said it had received nearly 1,000 reports of car crashes due to icy slippery roads. But initially there were no reports of deaths or serious injuries.
besides the US canadian ontario snow storm warning Especially Toronto, which is forecasted to have more than 20 centimeters of snow.
Vehicles travel on Main St. in the snow and ice on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. Snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected in the area for the remainder of the day. AFP
A Des Moines resident removes snow after Winter Storm Izzy in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. REUTERS/Rachel Mummey TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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