Tormenta invernal afecta a más de 70% de los estadounidenses

La tormenta invernal ha provocado cierres de rutas y aeropuertos en gran parte del país en víspera de Navidad.

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"Más de 240 millones de personas están afectadas por alertas meteorológicas", dijo el Servicio Nacional de Meteorología (NWS).

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Las autoridades han advertido que las condiciones son muy peligrosas para las circulación.

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Varios estados, incluidos Nueva York, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Georgia y Carolina del Norte, se declararon en emergencia.

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Flightaware contabilizaba más de 3.290 vuelos cancelados. Los aeropuertos más afectados eran los de Seattle, Nueva York, Detroit, Chicago y Denver.

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Con la presencia de esta tormenta se han batido varios récords de frío: -53°C en el oeste de Canadá, -38°C en Minnesota, -13°C en Dallas y -8 °C en Houston.

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"Por favor, tomen esta tormenta con extrema seriedad. Animo a todos (...) a escuchar las advertencias a nivel local. Es serio", dijo el presidente Joe Biden.

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