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Winter Storm Mara leaves at least eight dead, seven in Texas

The storm has left several people injured. Forecasts from the National Weather Service indicate that the winter storm will begin to subside this Thursday.

Temporal Texas Enero

(Flor Elena Robledo-Voz Media)

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Alejandro Baños

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Winter Storm Mara has affected seven states in the southern United States. The harshest conditions were seen in Texas, where the storm has already left seven dead and several injured. Another person died Arkansas, bringing the national death tally to eight.

The Texas Division of Emergency Management continues to alert residents of potential danger:

Another serious problem caused by the storm has been power outages. More than 370,000 people in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and New Mexico are without power. In addition, there were a total of 670 flight cancellations in the United States, 257 of which operated out of Dallas and Austin, Texas airports.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, deployed the National Guard to help citizens and collaborate with other authorities to alleviate the effects of the storm on roads and buildings.

In a statement, the National Weather Service said Mara will begin to subside by late Thursday:

The epic ice storm across a portion of the Southern U.S. will come to an end on Thursday. A system tracking near the Gulf Coast will clear-out the frozen mess, while also producing heavy rain and perhaps a severe thunderstorm for the Gulf Coast states.
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