Más de 700.000 hogares se ven afectados por cortes de electricidad en medio de la histórica tormenta invernal en EEUU
La tormenta invernal de gran magnitud provocó cortes de electricidad que afectaron -hasta el momento- a más de 700.000 hogares en Estados Unidos, especialmente en los estados del sur. El fenómeno meteorológico, que cubre dos tercios del país con hielo y nieve, dejó a miles de familias sin suministro eléctrico y generó alertas por parte […]
TL;DR
- Over 700,000 homes are without electricity due to a large-scale winter storm in the US.
- Tennessee, Texas, and Louisiana are the most affected states, with over 244,000, 134,000, and 119,000 customers without power, respectively.
- The storm covers two-thirds of the country with ice and snow.
- Authorities have warned of dangerously low temperatures in the coming days.
- Massive flight cancellations occurred, with nearly 4,000 flights suspended on Saturday and over 10,000 on Sunday.
- American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest Airlines reported the highest number of flight cancellations.