In several sectors of the country, the thermometers marked the lowest temperatures since 1983. The state of New York has been the most affected, with cities completely covered by snow.
More than 20 people have died from the passage of the storm elliotwhich has impacted almost the entire territory of the United States in the midst of Christmas festivities, the coldest recorded in the country for decades.
The storm, caused by an arctic air front, began to abate this Sunday following having left sub-zero temperatures from Canada to Texas in its wake, as well as heavy snowfall and strong winds that have affected the electrical grid and aviation.
On Christmas morning, some 200,000 users were still without electricity, while nearly 3,000 flights were cancelled.
More than 20 dead leave the passage of storm Elliot
At least seven people died in the Buffalo area (New York State), a city that was collapsed by snow and whose airport will remain closed at least until Monday.
The dead were found in vehicles, at homes and on the street, Erie County authorities reported.
“We are still facing freezing weather across the state. These low temperatures are life-threatening, so New Yorkers should stay indoors today,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Sunday.
other four people were killed in a multi-car crash on an Ohio state highway in which regarding 50 vehicles were involved.
there has also been killed by accidents or cold weather in Kansas, Missouri, Vermont, Colorado, and Wisconsinaccording to the local press, which brings the number of deaths from the storm to more than twenty.
At least 200 million people in the United States, 60% of the population, have been under some weather alert, according to the national weather service.
In several cities on the east coast and even in Florida, the thermometers marked minimums that had not been seen since Christmas 1983.
