USA under Snow. Deaths, Lost Electricity, Canceled Flights and Great Damages
By Diana Ungureanu/ Chisinau / Moldova. ORG/ -- USA has an atypical autumn this year. During this weekend, about 2 feet of snow fell in some regions, so that more than 3 million homes across the Northeast part were devastated by the trees with overloading of snow branches that cracked and caused great damages.
About 600 million people lost electricity in the states. Officials speak about some days of work to restore the electricity. The largest electric and gas companies from New Jersey warned the users that these services may be disconnected for long times and suggested that the power could not be fully restored, so they have to limit their usage.
The snowfall also created difficulties on the roads, the traffic being blocked for a long time. It was also a delay for rescue teams to move at the most destroyed zones. The speed limits on the road were reduced, especially on bridges, and a bridge from Delaware was closed.
In the Southeast of Pennsylvania were registered first victims. An 84-year old man was killed while he was napping in his recliner, when a snow-laden tree fell on his home. Another person died in Connecticut, as a result of car crush because of the difficult weather conditions. Also, there were recorded victims who died because of frosty weather, and were discovered frozen in their cars.
A great number of airports suspended their work and a lot of flights were canceled. Most of passengers were stuck in the airports, but they had food and heat for the whole period that they would stay there.
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