Tremendous problems in transportation, in electricity supply and in the everyday life of citizens, brought by the unprecedented bad weather in USA, which has already left 55 dead, frozen helpless animals and forced states to open shelters.
Today, Monday, December 26, authorities announced that the 25 dead are from western New York, specifically Erie County, where roads are already impassable. A similar picture in Buffalo. In both these areas, the temperature dropped sharply and people were trapped by the heavy snowstorm.
From the north to the south, from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande in Mexico, the storm brought big problems to the states. A large portion of the dead died from heart problems they experienced when they tried to shovel snow in their yard, or because they were trapped in their cars in temperatures well below zero. A man in Niagara County died of carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to keep warm.
The worst snowstorm in at least 45 years began Friday night and hit New York over the weekend. As Cathy Hokul, governor of New York, said, this is a snowstorm, which will be remembered as "the storm of `22".
Entire areas, including Buffalo, were left without power for many hours, while some have yet to get electricity. In these areas the wind has a very high speed. Although the temperature in the US is expected to reach normal temperatures for the season, the problems do not seem to be easy to quantify quickly.
One of the many problems is the animals on the farms that die frozen, unfed and helpless, since it is not easy for every breeder to have access to them.
Flights are canceled, naturally, one after the other. Yesterday, Sunday, Christmas Day, another 3.000 flights were cancelled, while on Saturday another 3.500 were cancelled, and on Friday 6.000 flights in total.
States are forced to open shelters to receive people at risk of hypothermia.
In Canada, traffic congestion caused a bus accident on an icy road in British Columbia, killing four people and injuring dozens. And in Canada there are big problems with electrification, while cancellations also occur on trains in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.
Problems in Florida too
The temperature has also marked a significant drop in Florida, especially during the past weekend, but also today Monday, while it is expected to start rising in the middle of the week, reaching the phenomenon of hot and humid weather.
The phenomenon of the sudden hibernation of iguanas, which, unable to withstand the low temperatures, fall from the trees almost paralyzing has made the rounds of the internet.
This happens when the temperature has dropped below 10 degrees Celsius. "Let nature do its job," state the authorities, recommending citizens not to touch them.
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