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This week, the city of Dallas. The temperature reaches -10 degrees Celsius, although at the same time of the previous year it is about 15 degrees Celsius.
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US President Joe Biden declared a catastrophic disaster in Texas. Who are facing the coldest weather in more than 30 years to allow funding from the federal government to use to relieve suffering for people affected in the area.
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The White House released a statement on Feb. 20 that President Biden had issued a federal directive to help strengthen local authorities’ efforts to relieve and restore areas affected by the severe winter storm. The lowest temperature touched -18 degrees Celsius earlier this week.
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For assistance from the federal government. Including approval for temporary accommodation arrangements House repair And providing low-interest loans to repair uninsured property damage. As well as other programs that help individuals and business owners recover from disasters.
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Biden also stated that he intends to travel to Texas. If his visit to the area will not be a burden to the performance of the relief mission there.
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What’s up in Texas?
The U.S. Meteorological Agency said the weather was unusually cold in Texas. Which has some desert terrain And often face that heat wave It is the result of an Arctic outbreak that often occurs over the Canada-US border. Has spilled into the US Last week He then brought a blizzard to hit all 254 southern states of Texas for the first time.
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Shelves at a Houston supermarket are empty. Because people stock up on food and drinking water
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This disaster resulted in President Biden. The state of emergency was declared in Texas on Sunday, Feb. 14, after some areas of the state reached -18 degrees Celsius. Reaching -10 degrees Celsius, although the same period of the previous year was at about 15 degrees Celsius.
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How dangerous
The unusually cold weather has resulted in nearly 60 deaths across the United States, including hypothermia. The fatalities inhaled carbon monoxide from car engines and household generators to keep warm. The deaths of the fire And car accidents on slippery roads, etc.
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The woman had to take the dog into a heated car. Because there is no electricity in the house
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Extreme weather also resulted in some 180,000 homes and businesses in Texas running out of electricity on Friday. While the number of people across the United States That there is no electricity from this disaster at 3.3 million people
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Even though electricity has recently returned to normal throughout the state of Texas already. But there are still around 13 million people, about half the state’s population. Faced the problem of not having clean water to use The plumbing was damaged by the frozen water and caused some plumbing to explode.
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Political houston The largest city in the state of Texas Announced the public to bring the water to be consumed to a boil for disinfecting first. As the water may be contaminated
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