US Bomb Cyclone: At least 32 people have died due to the fierce Arctic bomb storm in America. Most of these deaths occurred in Buffalo and New York. Apart from this, 4 deaths have occurred in Canada. In the US state of Montana, the temperature has been recorded up to -45 degree Celsius. Due to the severe cold, air travel has come to a halt here and people have been imprisoned in their homes.
Warning to 60 percent of America’s population
The scope of Bomb Cyclone storm is continuously increasing. Which extends from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico. The US National Weather Service Department said that about 60 percent of the US population has been issued a severe winter warning. At the same time, the temperature from the east of the Rocky Mountain range to the Appalachian has fallen far below normal. According to FlightAware, around 1,707 domestic and international flights were canceled in the US till 2 pm on Sunday.
New York State Governor Cathy Hochul, a Buffalo native, said it would go down in history as Buffalo’s most devastating hurricane. Tornado deaths have also been reported in Vermont, Ohio, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kansas and Colorado.
Electricity failure of two lakh houses
Due to the snow storm, the power supply has stopped in millions of homes in America. People are forced to live without electricity. Till Sunday afternoon, about two lakh people in America had to pass without electricity. At the same time, four deaths occurred in Canada after a bus overturned on a snowy road near the city of Merritt in the western province of British Columbia.
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According to the BBC report, Ontario and Quebec provinces in Canada are most affected by power cuts. About 120,000 people in Quebec were without power as of Sunday. Officials said that it may take several days for power supply to some houses. Meanwhile, thousands of flights have been canceled and more than 55 million Americans are still under wind chill alerts.