Latest estimates indicate that more than 2.6 million residents living in Texas are without electricity after severe storms blasted the region with frigid temperatures.
Utility crews raced Wednesday to restore power to nearly 3.4 million customers around the U.S. who were still without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm.
Empty shelves are seen at snack section in Fiesta supermarket after winter weather caused food and clean water shortage in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura
Photos Show Texans Dealing With Deadly Cold Weather, Power Outages
Residents face burst pipes, boil water advisories and food shortages as below-freezing temperatures and power outages continue across the state.
By Chris McGonigal and Nina Golgowski
02/18/2021 01:10 pm ET
As Texans continue to endure power outages triggered by extreme winter weather, photos show residents sheltering inside cars and local businesses as they face burst pipes, boil water advisories and food shortages. The record-low temperatures have been blamed for nearly two dozen deaths.
“This is in many ways disasters within the disaster,” Judge Lina Hidalgo, the top elected official in Harris County, which encompasses Houston, told Reuters. “The cascading effects are not going to go away.”
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