USA: Anchorage city snowed 3.4m

On April 8, the US National Weather Center said snow storms over the weekend made Anchorage, Alaska, almost submerged in snow with 3.4m thick snow.

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This is a record high snow, 4.8cm higher than the winter record in 1954-1955.

The agency also warned that flooding could occur once the ice sheets began to melt and severely affected the lives of people in the area.

According to a report, heavy snowfall is putting pressure on the city's budget when it comes to paying extra for street cleaning.

From October 2011 to March 2012, the city spent about $ 11.9 million on snow removal, up more than $ 3 million from the same period last year.

In Argentina, authorities on April 8 said thousands of people in the capital Buenos Aires are still living in a power outage four days after a strong storm swept through this area and its vicinity. causing at least 17 people to die, toppling many trees, houses, electric poles .

According to local officials, in the area of ​​Ituzaingo, west of Buenos Aires, at least 4,000 power lines were broken. Hurricane recovery is happening urgently with the support of the military.

Also on April 8, Peruvian rescue workers are still trying to rescue nine miners trapped at a depth of 250 meters after the collapse of the gold mine and Cabeza de Negro, about 325km from Lima. South, from April 5.

However, Peruvian Interior Minister Oscar Valdes said it would take another 1-2 days before all of the miners could be brought to the surface, as the rescue team could not relocate a large block of stone blocking the way. into the cellar.

Meanwhile, miners trapped underground are provided with food and water through a pipe.