Houston authorities reported that Two deaths have been recorded that may have been caused by low temperatures caused by the historic winter storm hitting the southeastern United States.
Ed Gonzalez, Harris County Sheriff, reported through his count of that on the morning of January 20 A man was found dead behind an apartment complex from 12355, Antoine Drive, northwest of the county.
According to the sheriff, there were no signs that it was an intentional death, so we believe that the frost could have contributed to this death.
Later, González reported that andThey found another deceased person in the parking lot of a restaurant at 307 South Fry Rd.
It is another man, possibly a homeless person. It is believed that he could have died due to the low temperatures.
A historic snowstorm has been sweeping across the Gulf Coast, moving from the east through the south, since early this week.
More than 2,000 flights were canceled Tuesday across the United States and Autoports remained closed in Houston due to the storm, that produced debilitating travel conditions and power outages across the region, officials warned
Near Beaumont, Texas, more than 5 inches of snow was recorded Tuesday, the most that city has seen in more than 100 years.
One hypothermia-related death was reported in Georgia, according to James Stallings, director of the Georgia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency.
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