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Out of 20 cases, the United States is terrible! Encountered a ‘blizzard’ collapsing across the country

The US encounters a blizzard Landslide across the country At least 20 people have been found dead, many businesses closed temporarily.

Foreign news agencies reported today (Feb 17) that many areas across the United States. Facing a snow storm Falling hard About 115 million people are in the path of the next storm, according to the U.S. weather service. Which spans from Southwest Texas To the state of Massachusetts South east

News reports say that so far there have been at least 20 deaths in the states. More than 3 million people were stranded without electricity, and one woman and three children in Sugar Land died in a fire earlier this morning. Local After they set the fire to cool off

In North Carolina, at least three people were killed and 10 injured after a tornado passed over a seaside town late on Monday (Feb. 15).

The state agency reported that in the southern US state of Tennessee, a 10-year-old boy died in a swamp that was covered with ice. During the winter storm on Sunday, the region was killed in a car accident. And carbon monoxide poisoning

Extreme weather has forced a new coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site to shut down. It also caused delays in countrywide delivery of vaccines.

US weather service Predicted winter storms With both snow and ice, it moves through the South and Midwest of the United States today local time. To the mid-Atlantic states And the Northeast tomorrow (18 Feb)

The storm stopped business.

Additionally, automakers such as General Motors (GM), Ford Motor and Toyota Motor have decided to suspend production. In a factory located in the central US region Due to the harsh weather in winter, power failure occurred. And other problems follow

GM has suspended production at its Arlington facility. Texas State during the first two shifts yesterday after it halted factory production on Monday. Due to an electrical interruption D and many employees Can’t come to work at the factory due to a snow storm.

The factory produces large SUVs that are profitable for GM, such as the Chevrolet Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade.

However, GM has pledged to maintain production at other automobile, SUV and pickup plants. The company is facing a shortage of semiconductors, a key production device.

Ford Motor has decided to close plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio, as well as a car assembly plant in Mexico. Which is caused by a snow storm as well

For other factories in Chicago Oakville city Ontario City And Dearborn in Michigan Production was suspended in the morning shift yesterday. But expected to be able to resume production in the afternoon shift

While a Toyota spokesman said Severe weather problems Forcing the company to suspend production in Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi. And the state of Texas During the first two shifts yesterday In the first shift, the Toyota plant in San Antonio was hit by power outages and water shortages.

Volkswagen AG will temporarily suspend production. In a factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee today, due to the effects of bad weather. And supply chain issues

On the side of many oil companies Has suspended production at an oil refinery in the state of Texas. And limited operations in the area of ​​natural gas pipelines Because the state of Texas is faced with a very cold weather. To the freezing point Which is a matter that does not happen very often

The report states that The weather was cold until the freezing point this time. As a result, ExxonMobil announced the closure of an oil refinery in Beaumont. And Baytown in Texas and Motiva Company Enterprise Announcement of oil refinery closure In the city of Port Arthur In that state

Analysts at Rystad Energy have forecast a drop of 500,000 to 1.2 million barrels of crude oil in the US due to the extreme cold. Causing many large refineries to suspend operations

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