In the United States, record-breaking cold weather has caused blizzards and heavy snowfall over a wide area, leading to flight cancellations and large-scale power outages before the Christmas holidays, as well as car accidents that have killed people. It's having a big impact.
The United States has been hit by a record-breaking cold snap, with blizzards and heavy snowfall across large areas of the central and eastern parts of the country.
The US weather authorities say that 60% of the US population, about 200 million people, live in areas where heavy snow warnings have been issued, calling for caution as ``life-threatening cold''.
In the United States, transportation is often used before the Christmas holidays, but the American media reports that due to the cold weather, 15,000 flights to and from domestic airports have been canceled or delayed by the 23rd. I'm telling you.
In addition, large-scale power outages occurred in a wide area such as southern North Carolina and eastern New York, and about 1.2 million households are believed to have been affected.
Car accidents have occurred one after another in various places, and according to American media, at least nine people have died in the United States, including an accident involving about 50 vehicles in the Midwestern state of Ohio, and one person died. .
Some states have declared a state of emergency, and in eastern New York, people are being asked to refrain from moving until around the 25th when the weather is expected to worsen, which has had a major impact on civic life.