the un tells the taliban to reverse its decision banning afghan women working for humanitarian agencies after five major organisations suspend their work in afghanistan. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in america where at least 50 people are now known to have died due to the severe arctic freeze, that continues to affect the us and canada. one of the worst hit areas is the city of buffalo, in new york state, where the governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . the bbc s, emily unia, has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused
once in a lifetime event. emily unia has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues, and fatalities have been confirmed in numerous states. in new york state, one of the worst hit areas was erie county. in buffalo city, driving was banned and at least a dozen people died. to all who have lost a loved one, and some folks may not even know it yet, you have our deepest condolences. this has been horrible. the worst type of storm we can imagine, and you have my deepest condolences on the people of erie county for the loss of a loved one on christmas day. rolling blackouts left more than 1.5 million people without power on christmas day.
the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were close to impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. snow blanketed streets, and driving was bad. and driving was banned. more than two dozen people are known to have died in the greater buffalo region. to all who ve lost a loved one, and some of those folks may not even know it yet, just, you have our deepest condolences. this has been a horrible, the worst type of storm you can imagine, and you have my deepest condolences on behalf of the people of erie county for the loss of a loved one on christmas day. rolling blackouts left more than 1.5 million people without power on christmas day. connections are now
and paralysing all our work. so it will be reversed, i m sure of, but it could take time. in the meantime much unnecessary suffering has taken place. or female staff is devastated by this. many of them are the breadwinners not of their family but their whole extended relatives. they are fearfulfor theirjob, theirfuture, the possibilities. it is a very bleak situation in afghanistan. at least 50 people are now known to have died due to the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. one of the worst hit areas is the city of buffalo, in new york state where the governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event. emily unia has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled and roads and railways were close to impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues.
the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . the bbc s, emily unia, has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. snow blanketed streets, and driving was banned. more than two dozen people are now known to have died in the greater buffalo region. to all who ve lost a loved one, and some of those folks may not even know it yet, just, you have our deepest condolences. this has just been a horrible, the worst type of storm you can imagine, and you have my deepest condolences on behalf of the people