America: snow prices cause at least 70 deaths, $ 1 billion in damage

On January 19, bad weather persisted in many states in the United States. The number of fatalities continued to increase while many schools and shops were closed for days.

Cold air has spread in southern Texas, not far from the border with Mexico, where the climate is hot. In El Paso, west of Texas, public agencies must close. The temperatures in Georgia and North Carolina fell below 0 ^° C. Meanwhile, the states of Oklahoma and Missouri are preparing for a new cold spell.

Continuous snow showers make the roads slippery leading to traffic disturbances, many roads are banned from circulation. Schools, companies have to close, a series of flights have been canceled . In southern California, the area is often warm even in the winter, suffering from the cold of the extreme. A snow curtain covering the high areas of Malibu, the city of movie stars located on the Pacific Ocean. California's famous UCLA university lawn is also covered with a white carpet.

According to the latest statistics, the number of people killed by natural disasters has now risen to over 70 people.

An orange tree is frozen in California. (Photo: TTO)

The Canadian government believes that prices for oranges, grapefruit, and lemons imported from California may quadruple in the coming days. Meanwhile, citrus producers in California estimated that the fruit output dropped by three-quarters with an estimated loss of one billion dollars.

Joel Nelsen, president of a citrus cooperative of California, thinks that crop damage is huge, but the area's fruit and vegetable storage remains strong enough to sustain current prices. If the snow ice melts in the next 10 days, the possibility of increasing fruit prices will no longer exist. Currently, gardeners try to harvest fruits all day and night, farms seek to heat plants with lighting, hot watering .

I-5 highway in California is covered with snow. (Photo: TTO)

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