38 people died of extreme weather in Texas
The weather turns dreadful in Texas, thousands suffering through extreme storms struggling for heat and water for the fifth day in a row. It seems climate posits harsh towards Texans.
The South is witnessing deadly storms slamming the mid-Atlantic and Northeast with snow and ice. Thursday’s heaviest snow is expected from parts of Virginia to southern Pennsylvania, and dangerous stretches of ice in North Carolina and the Washington, DC, and Philadelphia areas, forecasters say.
Winter weather alerts stretch from Texas where snow and ice still were accumulating in places Thursday morning to southern New England. The catastrophic winds lead 38 people to death bed from winter storms or frigid conditions since last week.
In Texas millions are praying for heat, seeking warmth and other necessities without electricity in freezing or near-freezing temperatures.
“A lot of people don’t know the severity of what’s going on. People are tearing down their fences to burn,” Garcia said, between tears. “We started burning my daughter’s little wooden blocks because it was just too cold.”
Millions of Texans also are facing water disruptions, with boil water notices, broken pipes, and failing systems, state officials said. The cities of Austin and San Antonio issued boil water notices to their 2.5 million residents on Wednesday evening.
Days without power in freezing conditions have sent Texans scrambling for alternative heating, through generators, fireplaces, living in running cars, or sheltering in powered warming centers or businesses.
