Washington,
Natural calamities such as snowstorms and landslides have been occurring in many states of the United States for the past few months. Various measures are being taken by the government to reduce the severity of the damage caused by this.
As a part of that, a storm warning has been issued by the Meteorological Department until the 10th.
In this situation, strong storm winds blew in the southern and mid-western parts of the United States yesterday. As a result, states including Arkansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Tennessee, Iowa, and Mississippi were severely affected.
Many houses and offices were damaged. Many trees and power poles were also downed. So as a precautionary measure, electricity was cut off in many places. Many cities were plunged into darkness. More than 2 lakh people are without electricity.
Similarly, traffic was disrupted due to fallen trees on the roads. So the normal life of the people was greatly affected. After this, the rescue teams are removing the electric poles and trees that have fallen on the roads there.
So far 21 people have been killed in this storm across the country. Officials said that only 4 people died in the state of Arkansas and many people were injured and are being treated in the hospital.
As a result, Governor Sanders declared a state of emergency there. He also said in his statement that the public should be very cautious.
Similarly, the roof of a theater collapsed in Belvidere, Illinois. It is said that more than 200 people were watching the movie there.
One of them died on the spot when the roof fell on him. 28 others were injured. Later, bystanders rescued them and sent them to the hospital for treatment. The normal life of the people in the above provinces has been completely paralyzed due to this stormy wind.