Multiple people dead as US winter storm leaves over 1 million without power
At least 11 people have died in the US in recent days amid a deadly winter storm that's also left over one million Americans without power.
New York is one of the areas greatly impacted by the bitter cold, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani stating on X that at least five people have died. Their cause of death was yet to be determined, the mayor added.
"It is a reminder that every year New Yorkers succumb to the cold," Mamdani said in a statement.
Meanwhile, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul warned New Yorkers to stay indoors amid freezing temperatures.
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"This is certainly the coldest weather we've seen, the coldest winter storm we've seen in years," she said on Sunday (January 25). "A sort of an arctic siege has taken over our state and many other states across the nation."
Authorities in Tennessee have reported that the state has seen three 'weather-related fatalities', while people have sadly lost their lives in Kansas, Texas, Louisiana and Michigan.
Over one million were left without power in the US over the weekend, though the outages have decreased in recent hours, with roughly 867,000 customers said to now be without electricity, as per PowerOutage.us.
The highest number of outages has been recorded in Tennessee, while a large number of people in Mississippi and Louisiana remain without any electricity.
While conditions are easing across the country heading into Monday (January 26), officials are still warning the public to remain vigilant, including in Georgia where authorities have said the cold bite may not be over just yet.
Josh Lamb, the state's emergency management chief, said: "Please continue to stay off the roads as much as possible. This will give Georgia DOT [Department of Transportation]) crews the room they need to maintain the condition of the roads.
"If travel is necessary, slow down, allow extra time and be especially careful on bridges and overpasses as they freeze."
One tragic incident saw a woman die in Massachusetts after being struck by a snowplow truck as she and her husband were walking through Commuter Rail Norwood Central station at roughly 2pm local time on Sunday (January 25).
The death is under investigation, with police saying in a statement: "This is an unimaginable horrific incident. On behalf of the Transit Police and the entire MBTA organization we express our most sincere condolences to the victim’s family and friends. Our thought and prayers are with them."
Callum Jones