U.S. sees over 80 weather-related deaths as dangerous cold continues

There have been 81 confirmed weather-related fatalities linked to the previous week’s winter climate, in accordance with a CBS Information tally, whilst harmful chilly continues to impression the nation. 

The Tennessee Division of Well being has confirmed 19 weather-related fatalities, and Oregon officers have confirmed 16, together with three adults who died when a tree fell on their automotive. A child within the car survived, CBS Information beforehand reported. 

Extra deaths have been reported in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Washington, Kentucky, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey and extra. 

Some deaths stay below investigation to verify that they’re weather-related. This contains an individual killed in a five-way automotive crash in Kentucky, and 4 deaths in Illinois, together with two brought on by a automotive accident. 

Harmful climate is continuous throughout america into the weekend. Tens of tens of millions of persons are waking as much as bitterly chilly, below-average temperatures on Saturday morning, and the Jap half of the nation will probably expertise a few of the coldest climate but this season with harmful wind chills and arduous freeze warnings extending into Northern Florida. 

To keep secure in chilly climate, specialists suggest layering up if you must go outdoors, utilizing warning whereas working units like area heaters and retaining an eye fixed out for signs critical situations like hypothermia. 

On the West Coast, Oregon stays below a state of emergency after lethal ice storms pummeled the rationale, leaving greater than 45,000 clients with out energy.  Different energy outages have been reported in Pennsylvania, California, New Mexico and Indiana. 

Extra from CBS Information