In pics | ‘Wild’ winter storm wreaks havoc across US

Ahead of Christmas, the United States is grappling with what is being called as a “wild” winter storm which has brought along “blinding blizzards, freezing rain, flooding, and life-threatening cold,” throwing normal life completely out of gear. Many highways remain closed following deadly crashes that claimed six lives so far, officials said. The storm has prompted the cancellation of nearly 5,700 flights amid a busy festive season and left over one million people without power, the news agency AP reported. Stretching from parts of Canada to some areas along the border with Mexico, the storm is predicted to result in “dangerously cold wind chills across much of the central and eastern U.S. this holiday weekend”.

Published on: Dec 24, 2022 4:00 PM IST

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Cars drive through blowing snow during a snowstorm in Toronto, Canada on Friday. In US, a 50-vehicle pileup on the Ohio Turnpike in a blizzard near Toledo killed two motorists, and injured numerous others. (AP)

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Transit riders face blowing snow after leaving a streetcar stop during a snowstorm in Canada.  (AP)

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People walk down a residential street during the snowstorm in Canada. (AP)

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Workers repair wires damaged by high winds during a snowstorm in Canada. (AP)

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About 60% of the US population faced some sort of winter weather advisory and temperatures plummeted drastically below normal. (AP)