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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Towards the end of the new year storm snow hits the United States. According to the National Weather Service, winter storms affect the east coast of the United States, which circles about 3,219 kilometers from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the US-Mexico border.

The temperature drops below the normal average snow storm, strong winds are common in many parts of the United States. In some places, the temperature reaches extreme numbers, such as in Iowa, the temperature is -38 degrees Celsius. More than 200 million Americans are under a weather warning as cold winds send temperatures dropping -48 degrees Celsius, the NWS reported.

Blizzard in the United States

1. Vacation travel is limited

High winds, ice and snow also crippled commercial air travel during the Christmas holiday season. Many flights in the United States have been canceled according to the FlightAware flight tracking service.

The American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates that 112.7 million people plan to travel 80 miles or more from home between Friday, December 23 and January 2, 2023. This number is expected to drop as extreme weather conditions make air travel and difficult road at the end of the year week.

Read: Blizzards in the United States and canceled vacation trips

2. Death rate reaches dozens of souls

In addition to crippling vacation travel, blizzards across the United States have claimed lives. The number of deaths attributed to the winter storm was mainly due to road accidents. So far there have been 50 deaths.

“We continue to clear the roads and restore power to residents, Buffalo City Hall will be closed tomorrow. The driving ban remains in effect in the City of Buffalo,” Buffalo Mayor Byron tweeted. Brown, December 28, 2022.

3. Power outage

Buffalo had been crippled for five days by a man’s chest of snow. The neighborhood also experienced power outages. More than 150,000 homes and businesses in the United States were without power on Sunday, December 25, 2022. In Buffalo, 16% of the population had no power on Sunday.

In Canada, electricity was also cut for at least 140,000 customers. Most of it is in Ontario and Quebec, which are affected by the extreme weather systems that hit it New York West region.

Read: Blizzard in the United States: 27 dead in Buffalo

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