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At least five people died after tornado in North CarolinaAuthorities said Tuesday as a polar cold spell continues across the rest of the United States. In Texas, two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning when trying to warm up with a car due to power failure caused by heavy snowfall.

The tornado swept through southern North Carolina late Monday, particularly affecting two coastal communities in Brunswick County. “In that moment five confirmed deaths and 10 injured“, details the local emergency services in a statement.” We think that at least 50 houses have been affected in the incident and several power lines were damaged, causing blackouts, ”they added.

Downed trees, crushed houses and destroyed cars were some of the effects left by the tornado, as shown by images broadcast by local media. “It’s something I’ve never seen before,” said Sheriff John Ingram, who admitted at a press conference that “There will be a long process of recovery.”

Brunswick County emergency management said many people are left stranded in their homes. In this context, he said that the search for the missing is underway and will increase during the day.

In Texas, more than 4.1 million people woke up on Tuesday Without electricity, because record temperatures have created a demand for energy that the state’s electricity grid cannot meet. The most affected areas were Galveston and Houston.

A few hours after the cut, the death of two people (one child) who died of carbon monoxide poisoning using a car to heat up, Houston police sources said Tuesday.

Texas officials have asked residents to stay off roads, save energy, and seal windows and doors against drafts, while the president Joe Biden signed a declaration of state emergency last Sunday, providing federal assistance.

In addition to Texas, a state of emergency has also been declared in Alabama, Oklahoma, Kansas, Mississippi and Oregon, where 200,000 people are without power.

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Much of the country continues to be threatened by a cold snap fueled by icy arctic air. These conditions killed at least 10 people and particularly affected areas not used to snow and sleet.

The storm, which brought heavy snowfall from Arkansas to Indiana and caused record temperatures from Oklahoma City to the Minnesota Railroad, is expected to move northeastward later, the National Weather Service.

Additionally, rain, snow and ice are forecast from the Ohio Valley to Pennsylvania and Maine.