Saturday, December 27, 2008
The snowstorms and freezing rain have created chaos in much of the United States and Canada. Many were unable to reach their destinations due to the cancellation of hundreds of flights or because of how dangerous it has proven to travel around the highways of the country.
The warnings remain in place in Western U.S. Due to the existence of winter storms in one of the Christmas season most affected by the cold and snow.
According to Andrew Craig, a BBC northwest of the country has been hardest hit by snow, especially in the states of Oregon and Washington.
A little further south east in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, there have been 90 centimeters of snow.
Closure of highways
In the Sierra Nevada of California police had to close the Interstate 80 in a strip of 129 kilometers for several hours.
Thousands of travelers were stranded at many airports waiting for the bad winter weather.
Even in Canada was the first "White Christmas" from coast to coast for the first time in 37 years.
In Washington state collapsed the roof of a school in the city of Olympia because of the weight of the snow.
Across the country, in New Hampshire, the winter wind blew at 50 miles per hour felling of the electrical poles and leaving it without electricity to more than 100 communities.
The airport's worst affected country was the Chicago O'Hare, although there were no delays on Christmas Day.
However, about 100 flights were canceled on Christmas Eve and the city had to enable dozens of beds for travelers.
Similar situations occurred in the airport terminals in Boston, San Francisco, Dallas and New York.
The railway system was also affected with hundreds of passengers experiencing delays of up to 24 hours.
On the highways of the country have also reported 30 deaths due to accidents related to bad weather.
