The “century” snow storm kills 50 Americans and cancels 17,000 flights
Snow blankets Buffalo, western New York, in a drone aerial photo.
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Emergency crews began inspecting the losses of the snow storm, which prevented millions of Americans from celebrating Christmas, especially in the snow-covered areas of western New York, where the number of deaths due to the weather reached 27, Monday, in what the authorities described as a “war with Mother Nature” in the face of a “storm.” Century».
Extreme weather has led to more than 17,000 flights being canceled in recent days, including about 3,800 on Monday, according to Flightaware.com.
Parts of the northeastern United States continued to face a series of extreme weather, including snow, wind, and freezing temperatures, that swept the country over several days, causing widespread power outages, thousands of flight cancellations, and at least 50 deaths. .
Meteorologists predicted that snow will continue to fall in the city of Buffalo, which is accustomed to bad winter weather, and that a 35-centimeter-thick layer will be added on Monday, in addition to what has accumulated for days, which has paralyzed the city and collapsed its emergency services.
And US President Joe Biden wrote in a tweet on Twitter, Monday: “My heart is with those who have lost their loved ones,” noting that he had spoken by phone with New York State Governor Cathy Hochul, and promised to provide the necessary federal resources.
Stormy weather remained camped out over Erie County in western New York, where Buffalo is located, which has become the epicenter of the weather crisis.
National Guard personnel and other teams rescued hundreds of people from cars buried under the snow, but authorities said more people were still trapped.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she was shocked by what she saw during a reconnaissance tour Sunday of the city.
Hochul described the matter as "like a war zone, and the sight of cars on both sides of the roads is shocking," noting the threat of snow accumulated by more than two meters to homes, and the residents' suffering from power outages.
"It's a war with Mother Nature," she said.
"Certainly it is the storm of the century," she told reporters, adding that "it is too early to say that it is about to end."
Severe weather dropped temperatures in 48 US states to below freezing over the weekend.
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