Texas is getting power again, but is now struggling with drinking water | Abroad

Governor Greg Abbott has asked President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency so that Texas can count on more money and aid to avert the crises. Abbott has called on the parliament in the state to make new rules so that what happened to many in the past five days can no longer occur. Texas needs to be better prepared for very cold weather.

In many areas, overhead power lines have been broken by ice. Abbott is angry with the authorities over the power grid. He complains that the Texas Electricity Reliability Board (Ercot) had just assured that the grid could withstand the cold before the winter storm arrived.

In many places, however, the power has not yet been restored and in many places there is no water for cooking due to burst pipes or other problems due to frost. In some places like San Antonio and Houston, places for the distribution of large plastic bottles of water have been set up. Many places, especially in North Texas, are still inaccessible due to snow and ice. Article link https://www.news1.news/news/2021/02/texas-is-getting-power-again-but-is-now-struggling-with-drinking-water-abroad.html

The extreme winter weather is feared to have claimed the lives of at least 20 people and that would be about the same as in the rest of the cold-stricken country.

However, it is still unclear exactly how many fatalities can be attributed to the freezing cold. For example, people were killed by a fire started by an open hearth fire. That fire might not have started if it hadn’t been so cold. Fatalities have also been reported from carbon monoxide poisoning from alternative heating sources. Many states in the US suffer from unusually cold winter weather, particularly Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oregon, and Tennessee. It doesn’t look like the weather will get significantly milder this weekend.