United States: A polar storm kills 21 and cuts off electricity to 800,000 homes

I wanted Polar storm killed at least 21 people in United States of America and caused Power outage in more than 800,000 homes.
In the Great Lakes region in the north of the country, residents woke up to temperatures below minus 20 degrees Celsius, reaching below minus 30 degrees in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin (north), according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures are expected to drop further in the coming days under the influence of a polar air mass, especially in the central regions of the country, and the felt temperature may reach 45 degrees. Celsius below zero.

Power lines fell

The heavy snowfall, which exceeded 30 centimeters in about 20 American states, led to power outages.
According to the website "Power OTG" The specialized electronic service said that 820,000 subscribers were still deprived of electricity on Monday morning, local time, especially in the southern United States, as the ice caused power lines to fall.
The power outage affected approximately 250,000 people in the state of Tennessee, and more than 150,000 people in the state of Mississippi.
Meteorologist Alison Santorelli said: "Power outages may continue for several more days, while the authorities face difficulties in recovering from the effects of the storm. Most of these areas do not have the means or resources necessary to remove snow and damage after such events, because they are not accustomed to it."

The worst storm in recent decades

Some specialized authorities consider this storm one of the worst in recent decades in the United States, and it is accompanied by ice accumulations that may have catastrophic consequences, according to the National Weather Service.
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These harsh weather conditions led to the death of at least 21 people, according to a count based on data reported by local American media.
In Texas, the authorities confirmed Three people died, including a 16-year-old girl who died in a skiing accident, two people died of hypothermia in Louisiana, and one person in Iowa in a collision.
New York City Mayor Zahran Mamdani announced that 5 people were found dead in the open over the weekend.
He said on Sunday: "Although we do not yet know the causes of their deaths, this is the strongest reminder of the danger of extreme cold and the vulnerability of many residents, especially homeless New Yorkers."

State of emergency in 20 states

A state of emergency was declared in about 20 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., and transportation traffic was severely disrupted.
Air traffic stopped almost completely at many major airports in Washington, Philadelphia, and New York, while more than 19,000 flights were canceled since Saturday, and thousands of other flights were delayed, according to the website. "Flight Aware" The specialized electronic website.
The storm is linked to a polar vortex, which is a mass of air that usually rotates over the North Pole, but has extended south.
Scientists believe that the increasing frequency of these disturbances may be linked to climate change, although the debate has not yet been settled, and natural fluctuations also play a role in it.
President Donald Trump, who denies climate change, used the storm as an excuse to reiterate his skepticism about climate risks, writing on his Truth Social platform: "Can these environmentalists explain to me what happened to warming?".

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