At least 57 dead as winter storm continues to hit north America

At least 57 storm-related deaths occurred from a host of causes such as car accidents, falling branches, electrocutions, and carbon monoxide poisoning after an extra-tropical bomb cyclone brought blizzard conditions and winter storms to much of the United States,

In Oklahoma, dangerous road conditions caused by the storm caused multiple accidents, killing one person.

In Kentucky, three people died; two died as a result of car accidents, while the other was "housing insecure".

In Ohio, an accident involving more than 50 vehicles on the eastbound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike in Sandusky County closed the highway for multiple hours and caused 4 fatalities.

The intense blizzard in the Buffalo region of New York caused 28 deaths, many of them pedestrians who had become disoriented, and drivers stranded in their cars for over two days.

United States President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for New York State.

“I spoke with Governor Kathy Hochul to get an update on the extreme winter weather hitting New York. We stand ready to make sure they have the resources they need to get through this,” Biden wrote on Twitter.

“My heart is with those who lost loved ones this holiday weekend. You are in my and Jill’s prayers,” he added. (ILKHA)