A blizzard that hit the United States left 85 people dead, with nearly half of the tragic cases recorded in southern states, where frost is rare.
The death toll from severe snowstorms in the US has reached 85 people RIA “News” is associated with the Associated Press.
According to the state government, the disaster claimed the lives of people in different areas, with 73 deaths reported a day earlier.
Most of the deaths were recorded in the southern states of Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, which rarely experience such harsh winter conditions. People in these states were unprepared for severe weather, making the storm's effects worse.
Causes of death include hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, and traffic accidents involving cars, snowmobiles, and snowplows. Authorities keep counting victims and overcome the consequences of bad weather.
As the newspaper VZGLYAD wrote, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin propose expressed condolences to the United States Congress and the families of those killed by heavy snowfall.
Meanwhile, the day before in Japan, the number of people died due to snowfall obtain 14 people.
