In the United States more than 100 thousand people were left without electricity due to snowfall
WASHINGTON, Mar 14 — RIA Novosti, Dmitry Zlatarev. Over 100 thousand people were left without electricity due to heavy snowfall on the East coast of the United States, more than 5 thousand flights cancelled, reported on Tuesday, the Fox News channel.
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According to him, half of this number are consumers in Virginia. Slightly more calm the situation in Maryland, where no light left about 30 thousand people. Problems with electricity observed in the States of Delaware, Pennsylvania and new Jersey.
In addition, according to the channel, only in the region canceled or delayed about 5.5 thousands of flights. All in all, as noted, since the beginning of the week because of bad weather canceled more than 7.7 thousand flights.
As reported by CNN, the new York state snowfall was less strong than expected. However, there continues to operate the state of emergency declared by Governor Andrew Cuomo. In Connecticut, authorities have banned any movement on the roads. In some regions around the coast, schools are closed, and forecasters announced a warning about the snow storm covers an area with a population of 18 million.
In the capital Washington, the snowfall was also less strong than expected. All Federal agencies are operating normally, although it opens with a three-hour delay.