23 people killed in America due to the winter storm.
NBC News announced that at least 23 people have died in the states of Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, New York, Colorado and Michigan due to the winter storm and extreme cold.
Earlier, it was announced that 15 people have lost their lives due to severe snow storm and blizzard in different regions of this country.
“I hereby declare a state of emergency in the state of Texas due to the lack of electric power, the lack of facilities to generate electric power and other reasons,” Kathleen Hogan, the US Deputy Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure, said in a statement declaring a state of emergency in the state of Texas. There is. And the issuance of this order is in line with emergency situations and providing public benefits.
The phenomenon of a huge winter storm, which is accompanied by heavy snowfall and a severe decrease in cold, has covered large areas of the United States since Friday and has caused the cancellation of thousands of flights, severe frosts, and widespread power outages.
American authorities declared a state of emergency in a number of cities in the country. The powerful storm has canceled hundreds of flights, closed major highways and cut power to more than a million Americans.
The winter storm also caused an unprecedented decrease in natural gas production in the United States and widespread power outages in a number of states.
Bloomberg news agency announced that gas production in the United States decreased by 2.8 million cubic meters due to blizzards and severe storms, which is the largest decrease in more than a decade. Bloomberg also added that domestic demand for gas has reached its highest level since the beginning of 2019.
