Record temperatures associated with Storm Elliot killed more than 50 people across the United States, half of them in upstate New York.
The president of the United States, Joe Bidenapproved on Monday night (26.12.2022) the declaration of new york state emergencyhardest hit by the storm Eliotto facilitate federal aid needed to alleviate its effects and care for those affected, the White House said in a statement.
With this declaration, the US government approves federal aid to state and local governments to deal with the consequences of this violent storm that claimed the lives of at least fifty people across the country27 of which are in northwestern New York state.
The president thus authorized the Department of the Interior and the Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate the necessary actions to deal with this situation and “alleviate the hardships and suffering” caused by the storm.
The United States is trying to recover from the devastation caused by the Arctic front that caused the death of more than 50 people, half in the Buffalo area in New York state.
Storm Eliotdescribed as “once in a generation” by the National Weather Service (NWS), it has caused freezing temperatures from the Great Lakes, near Canada, to the Rio Grande (also called the Rio Grande), on the border with Mexico.
Heavy snow and hurricane-force winds have left thousands trapped in their homes and on the streets, thousands more stranded on Christmas Eve due to flight cancellations, and thousands of homes without electricity due to collapsing electrical infrastructure.
