Washington: At least 11 people have died as a result of a severe snowstorm that swept through nearly 40 US states.
Local authorities explained Monday that more than 800,000 people are still without power, noting that more than 17,000 flights have been canceled. Schools in major cities have closed or switched to remote learning.
They indicated that the effects of the storm could last for days, or even weeks, and that nearly 90 million people across the country have been warned of the "bitter cold."
Authorities also issued warnings of up to 10 centimeters of snow in Washington, D.C., and up to 30 centimeters in New York and New Jersey.
New York City Mayor Zahran Mamdani announced at a press conference on Sunday that the bodies of five homeless people had been found in the open, indicating that the death toll could rise.
Several regions of the United States have been experiencing a historic winter storm known as "Vern" for days, stretching from Texas to the Northeast, putting more than 213 million Americans under weather warnings, with deaths recorded as a result of heavy ice and massive snow accumulations.
