A winter storm affects 70% of the total population of the United States and so far has caused the death of five people, in addition to the closure of routes and the cancellation of thousands of flights.
More than 240 million people are conditioned by weather alerts due to the unprecedented event. In addition, the temperature remains below zero throughout the country, and in some points it reached -48 °.
Five people lost their lives due to the storm; two in Kentucky and one in Missouri, from car accidents and home collapse, while two others died on a road in Oklahoma.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that 10% of flights were cancelled. On Friday night, according to reports from the specialized site Flightaware, more than 5,500 flights were suspended and 24,000 were delayed due to weather conditions.
Likewise, New York, Oklahoma, Kentucky and more states declared an emergency. The president of the United States, Joe Biden, asked citizens to take the storm “seriously” because “it is very serious.”
