Winter storm kills 17 people in the United States

Residents of a number of regions of the United States spent Christmas Eve in an atmosphere of extreme cold due to the winter storm that killed 17 people, disrupted transportation, canceled thousands of flights and cut roads.

The US National Weather Service (NWS) expects the storm to continue through the weekend before temperatures return to normal seasonal levels by the middle of next week.

As of 22:00 GMT on Saturday evening, about 530,000 homes were without electricity, compared to 1.5 million at the same time on Friday, according to the "Power-Autig.US" website, especially in the states of North Carolina and Maine, where temperatures have dropped. to below zero.

And the US National Weather Service warned of the danger of death due to the cold and called on residents of affected areas to stay in their homes.

She said the temperature had dropped to minus 48 degrees Celsius in some areas.

The authorities confirmed that at least 17 people in eight states were killed due to the weather.

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