27 people have already died due to extreme cold in the US, air traffic is still disrupted: “Travel is very dangerous and sometimes impossible” | Abroad

After more than 5,200 flights were canceled across the US on Friday due to the severe winter storm, an additional 3,100 domestic and international flights were added during the day on Saturday. Around 7,100 flights were delayed in the country on Saturday.

According to NBC News, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, New York, Colorado and Michigan have been affected by the cold. Several people have died in accidents due to bad weather in the last few days. In addition, at least two people in Buffalo, New York suffered fatal medical emergencies in their own homes. Emergency services could not reach them in time due to bad weather.

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Maine in particular was still struggling with Saturday evening local time A massive power outage. Of the 390,000 U.S. homes and businesses without power, more than 142,000 were in that state. Parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and New Hampshire are still experiencing blackouts. As of Friday, more than 1.5 million homes and businesses in the U.S. were still without power.

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In Buffalo, heavy snow and strong winds were rarely seen outside Friday and Saturday. In Erie County, which includes Buffalo, the snowstorm is expected to last through at least Sunday morning (local time). An Erie County driver talks to CNN about a “life-threatening situation.”

Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, Michael W. Fisher took to Twitter on Saturday to call on churches to live stream their Christmas services because of the extreme weather. “Even though it is Christmas, no one should put themselves or others in danger in these dangerous situations,” the bishop wrote, calling on the faithful to follow Christmas celebrations from home. Livestream technology to connect spiritually with other believers.”

According to the National Weather Service, the U.S. is experiencing a “historic winter storm.” Temperatures dropped to tens of thousands of degrees below freezing in many places on Friday and Saturday. Severe weather is also accompanied by snowfall. Friday was very cold, according to the weather service in Havre, northern Montana. A temperature of -39 degrees Celsius was measured there.

The National Weather Service warned again Saturday that travel will be “extremely dangerous” and “at times impossible” in parts of the United States hit by cold and blizzards.