The terrible cold price covers the United States and Canada

From the night of January 8, a record cold spell covering the eastern, midwestern United States and Canada caused much turmoil, even the zoo penguins were also taken to shelter.

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According to Reuters, snowfall is about 1m thick in New York state while South Dakota has also covered in white.

The coldest place in the US is the Estcourt Station in the southernmost state of Maine, with temperatures dropping to -39 degrees Celsius. The temperature also dropped to a record -29 degrees Celsius in Montpelier, Vermont, and -18 degrees Celsius. in Jackson, Kentucky.

'Going out on the cold wind blows like your face hitting a big piece of cold stone' - Bart Adlam, 40, of New York City, laments. The temperature in the city of the US financial center also dropped to -12 degrees Celsius, according to Weather.com.

US reporters shiver in the cold wind while waiting for coverage of President Barack Obama at the White House - (Photo: Reuters)

New York Mayor Bill De Blasio had to warn of the risk of suffocation because of the toxic gas from an indoor heating system or a blocked fireplace. The terrible cold caused the authorities of Portland, Maine and Chicago to close a series of schools.

The frozen railway makes the trains in Washington DC capital stalled. Airlines also had to cancel 515 flights and postponed 1,937 flights. In Pittsburgh, a flock of penguins in a zoo were brought into the shelter because it was too cold.

The American Meteorological Agency warns that skin leaks for just over 10 minutes outdoors can cause serious injury and advise people to keep pets in the home. Cold prices are the cause of a car crash in Pennsylvania that left two people dead and dozens injured.

In Canadian cities, schools are also closed, centers for homeless people with shelter. There are two homeless people who freeze to the sky. Another person is in critical condition.

Snow covered white US parliament building in Washington - (Photo: Reuters)

Difficult to move cars on Arlington thick snow road - (Photo: Reuters)

Bus to die for Arlington cold weather - (Photo: Reuters)