US: 16 people died of cold and snow storms

A big snowstorm has just hit the northeastern states of the United States on December 27, causing hundreds of flights to be canceled, many traffic accidents occurred because the road surface froze. According to the latest data, 16 people were killed.

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According to the meteorological agency, many New England states are flooded with white snow. In some parts of Massachusetts, snow covers up to 30cm thick. The flights were continuously canceled because of the bad weather while the number of traffic accidents was increasing.

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In the southern states, 34 tornadoes and cannons were recorded in December 25 alone, causing many houses to be destroyed. The American neighbors Canada also faces heavy snowfall in the eastern region.

In the town of Lebanon, Maine, snow is 30cm thick and can be up to 45cm. Neighboring states Vermont and New Hampshire are similar. In Coudersport, Pennsylvania, where the storm passed, the National Meteorological Agency said the 38cm thick snow cover.

There are hundreds of thousands of Americans, including about 200,000 people in Arkansas and Alabama, who live in a state of power outages caused by broken lines, electricity poles being dropped by snow. From New York to Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Virginia dozens of fatal storm-related accidents were recorded.

In Texas and Louisiana, 2 people were killed by fallen trees. Meanwhile a New Yorker died as a car lost control on the frozen road surface. Similarly, an Ohio state citizen lost control of the car while driving and crashed into the car. According to NBC, by December 27 a total of more than 1,000 flights were canceled across the United States, another 8000 were delayed.

In Pittsburgh, a plane landed safely in a snowstorm but was stuck for up to 2 hours on the runway due to the heavy snow. Many flights were canceled, postponed on time for Americans to return after Christmas holidays, leaving thousands of people stranded at airports.