Winter storm Fortis: victims and thousands of homes without electricity. A photo. Video
Thousands of people in northeastern America woke up on Friday morning without electricity, after the fatal winter storm Fortis brought a strong wind and more 60 cm of snow.
“Blizzard conditions were reported in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine. Snow will continue to fall across northern New England on Friday, says weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam.
Latest weather information in every state:
Maine
The houses of more than 100 thousand people were de-energized. According to the state on 7 in the morning local time, food was resumed from more than 90 thousands of customers. Without electricity, more than 165 of thousands of Americans remain.
The WCSH6 TV channel said that the majority of outages occurred in the southeastern part of the state. Many trees and power lines were knocked down across the state. Police reported numerous accidents on the roads.
Part of Route 22 in Horus, Maine, was closed due to fallen trees and power lines, according to The Portland Press Herald.
Over 150 businesses, schools and government offices are closed.
Vermont
Vermont State Police confirmed that an 69-year-old man died in a crash. His car skidded and he crashed into a tree. The tragedy occurred on Thursday 29 December.
On Thursday afternoon it was snowing, and the wind force was 32-40 km / h.
Due to limited visibility and a large number of accidents, Interstate 91 was partially closed.
No serious power outages have been reported.
NH
Electricity outages were minor — 400 houses in Londonderry County were left without electricity.
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