Storms in the eastern United States leave at least two dead and thousands without power

At least two people died and thousands of people lost power on Tuesday in eastern USAafter the violent storms that hit almost the entire region.

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More than 1,700 domestic flights were canceled and more than 8,000 were delayed on Monday due to weather conditions, the website said. FlightAware.

Rain, wind and hail battered almost the entire eastern coast of USAfrom Alabama until NYwhere tornado risk alerts were issued.

A 28-year-old man died in Alabama after being struck by lightning in the parking lot of a industrial Estatereported a local chain of abc.

And in South Carolinaa 15-year-old teenager died after a tree fell in front of his grandparents’ house, a local news channel reported. CBS.

About 600,000 people were without power Tuesday morning on the East Coast, according to the page. Web poweroutage.us.

He National Metereological Service (NWSfor its acronym in English) had foreseen a “moderate risk” of storms dangerous, with gusts of wind up to more than 128 km/h.

Some regions are still at risk of flooding, although in most areas, the situation has calmed down.

The NWS warned of a risk of flash floods in Washington and in the cities of Arlington and Alexandria in the Virginia neighbor until 02:45 on Tuesday (06:45 GMT).

The storms coincide with the high temperatures registered in the southern United States, specifically in Texas, Louisiana and Floridawhere temperatures are expected to reach 42 ºC this Tuesday.

Scientists say that climate change amplifies the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events in the world.

Source: Elcomercio

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