Seventeen people have lost their lives mostly in traffic accidents as US Midwest is experiencing heavy snow storms and record snowfalls.
Schools and Universities have cancelled their classes, government offices have temporarily closed, flights have been cancelled and power has been cut off to thousands of residents.
Residents of Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan have suffered the most from the blizzard with Iowa receiving the highest snowfall since 1988, calling in the National Guard to help.
"We are snowed in. It's not good," said Courtney Green, a spokeswoman for the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
"It's bitterly, bitterly cold. It's just been gusting all day. When you have the volume of snow and the high winds, there are just huge drifts."
A 28 year old woman was killed when a truck ploughing snow in a parking lot backed into her car, Omaha, Nebraska police said.
| Stock up your pantry and your freezer (if the power goes out you can move the contents to the garage during a freeze) and make sure you have something like granola bars in the car, just in case. Also, I keep a stock of those Thermacare heat wraps in both house and cars (yes, my family think I'm silly), so we needn't worry when there's a power outage or the car is stuck. Stay safe and warm, y'all. |
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