ma 28 jan 2015, 07:18

More than forty deaths due to extreme weather USA

DALLAS –

The number of deaths due to the extreme weather in the United States is the forty passed. In more and more states are victims due to floods and tornadoes. Elsewhere in the U.S. major problems are expected due to a snowstorm.

Dit huis in Rowlett in Texas is compleet verwoest door een Tornado.

This house in Rowlett, tx is completely destroyed by a Tornado.
Photo: AFP

The last deaths were recorded in Illinois and Missouri. There were a total of thirteen people by floods to life, reported Us media. In a village in Illinois, was a car with three adults and two children struck by a tidal wave. The occupants drowned. In Missouri, where eight people died and many roads have been closed, the state of emergency was declared.

Previously fell under more eleven deaths due to tornadoes in Texas and flooding in states in the southeastern region of the U.S., such as Tennessee and Mississippi. The provisional death toll stands at 43.

And more severe weather is forecasted or has the US already been reached. In the state of New Mexico is the ‘snow emergency’ is declared. Several municipalities are completely cut off from the outside world. Due to the strong wind, there are sneeuwhopen of more than two metres in height arise. Also in Texas and Oklahoma for snowstorms warned.

Due to the extreme weather in the whole country for more than 1100 flights canceled. About half of them comes on account of the airport in Dallas (Texas). That is one of the busiest overstapvliegvelden in the world.