12,000 flights canceled due to snow storm in America: power failure in many cities, 8 feet of snow in New York… 34 deaths

Posted on 26th Dec 2022 by rohit kumar

The blizzard that came before Christmas in America continues to wreak havoc. This storm, which has made life difficult for more than 20 crore people in the country, is being called Bomb Cyclone. 34 people have died due to severe cold after the temperature dropped sharply. Ambulances are not able to reach the patients due to heavy snow on the roads.

 

The storm has damaged power lines and caused power outages in several cities. The work of thousands of businessmen across America has come to a standstill. In many cities, the temperature has reached minus -42 degrees. Here, four people have died due to the storm in Canada. The effect of the storm is also being seen in Mexico. The situation can be gauged from these videos of the storm...

 

The runway was buried in snow, 12 thousand of flights were canceled in 4 days

Due to bad weather, more than 12 thousand flights have been canceled in America in 4 days. The runways of many airports have been buried in snow. Because of this people could not go to their homes and celebrate Christmas. He had to spend the night sleeping on the floor of the airport. Many people traveling by car got stuck on the way.

 

Somewhere 8 feet of snow cover, the city submerged in flood

The cyclone has engulfed an area of 3 thousand 200 km. The mercury reached -42 degrees Celsius on Saturday in the city of Montana, USA. At the same time, 8 feet of snow was laid in the city of Buffalo in New York State. People on the US-Mexico border are suffering from cold. Flood-like conditions were also observed in many places.

 

Snow broke power lines, the city plunged into darkness

Due to heavy snowfall, there was sparking in the high-tension lines of electricity at many places. After this, the power supply came to a standstill and many cities were plunged into darkness. People had to celebrate the Christmas festival during heavy cold and darkness. Power supply could not be restored in many places till Monday morning.

 

Bomb cyclone becomes fatal in a few hours

This type of severe winter storm is called Bomb Cyclone. It has been given this name because within a few hours of the arrival of the storm, the entire area turns into a low-pressure area. This causes heavy snowfall in the area and rain accompanied by strong icy winds. The severity of a bomb cyclone is the same as that of a category 1 cyclone.

 

60% of America's population affected by cold

According to the National Weather Service, at present 60% of the US population, ie 200 million people, are affected by one or the other winter warning. Of these, 17.7 crore people have received wind chill warnings, 1.1 crore people have received blizzard warnings, 6.5 crore people have received storm warnings, and 5 lakh people have received severe blizzard warnings.

 

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