The number of victims of the natural disaster in several US states has risen to 58. On Saturday, February 20, The New York Times reported.
As the newspaper notes, the total number of victims of abnormal weather could be much higher.
Previously, 47 casualties were reported, most of them in Texas.
On February 20, US President Joe Biden declared Texas a natural disaster zone due to abnormal weather.
Previously it was reported that due to the most severe frost in more than 30 years in Texas, there was a food crisis. Due to the closure of outlets, many shops and restaurants are forced to discard perishable and expired goods, while experiencing difficulties in supplying new food.
In February of this year, several states were covered by abnormal weather: frost and strong winds. The snowstorm left more than three million Americans without electricity. The largest power outages occurred in Texas. Utilities said power outages were “a last resort to maintain the reliability of the electrical system as a whole.”