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The death toll from the storm in the US rises to 34, and 530,000 homes are still without electricity
New York.- The number of fatalities from the winter storm that hit two-thirds of the United States this weekend rose to 34, while 530,000 homes remain without access to electricity.
The total death toll continues to rise after new victims were confirmed in the south and northeast of the country due to hypothermia or accidents caused by the snow.
In New York State, nine people have died; several media outlets reported that eight in the city and another person on Long Island.
Five victims were also recorded in the state of Tennessee, four in Pennsylvania, three in Texas, and two in Iowa, among others.
Most of the victims were due to freezing.
In Massachusetts, a woman was killed by a snowplow in a public parking lot and her husband was injured.
Three people died in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, while removing snow, according to the county coroner.
And in Texas, at least one teenager died after a vehicle lost control on the snow.
Although the bulk of the storm has already passed, more than 530,000 homes still do not have access to electricity.
The most affected states are Tennessee, where more than 172,000 homes are disconnected, Mississippi, where there are 140,000, or Louisiana, with 99,200.
In other East Coast states such as Virginia, North Carolina, or Georgia, there are between 20,000 and 40,000 families without access to the electrical grid.
In addition, thousands of flights have been affected by the storm. According to the FlightAware portal, 1,851 flights were canceled this Tuesday and 2,900 were delayed.
The airports with the most delays are John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, and Boston’s airport.
Instead, the terminals with the most cancellations are Dallas-Fort Worth International, Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, and Miami International Airport.
The Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, assured in an interview with Fox News that normality is expected to be restored in airports this Wednesday.
Around 20,000 flights have been canceled since the storm began on Saturday.
The cold wave accompanying the storm keeps temperatures below zero in much of the country this Tuesday, with highs around -5 °C (23 °F) degrees in inland areas and lows that, with the arctic air, feel below -20 °C (-4 °F) in some states.
In New York City, temperatures are not expected to reach 0 degrees (32 °F) until next Monday. The lows will be around -11 °C (12 °F) and -18 °C (0 °F) all week.
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