A powerful hurricane that affected the US East Coast with power outages, flooding, and travel delays has killed at least three people.
As the storm headed toward Canada, two males were killed in the northeastern states and a lady perished in floodwaters outside of Charleston, South Carolina.
Over 635,000 people on the East Coast lost power on Monday night, while millions more were under flood alert.
The storm was predicted to linger until Tuesday and cause delays in holiday travel.
The US National Weather Service (NWS) said that the weather provided widespread, heavy rain, which resulted in river flooding and flash floods. There were “road washouts” in certain regions.
In Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, the first confirmed storm-related death occurred. According to investigators, Nancy Morrow, 72, died after becoming trapped in a car that was inundated in water. To try to save her, officers dove into the sea.
Robert Horky, an 89-year-old man from Hanover, Massachusetts, passed away on Monday after severe head trauma from a tree falling on his trailer due to heavy winds, according to local officials.
In Windham, Maine, a third person passed away; their identity is still unknown to the police. While attempting to remove debris from his roof, a tree collapsed on top of him, according to the authorities.
According to FlightAware, there have been over 4,900 delayed and 500 canceled flights to or from the US due to the hazardous travel conditions caused by strong winds and rain. The airports in the Boston and New York regions were the most severely damaged.
Due to poor traffic conditions, schools all around the New England region have been forced to postpone or cancel lessons.
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This is North America’s weather forecast.
The local NWS reported winds as high as 50 mph (80 km/h) in Boston, Massachusetts.
More than 9 inches (22 cm) of rain poured in the Georgetown, South Carolina, beachfront, leaving dozens of people stranded in floodwaters and in need of rescue, according to officials.
From Virginia to Maine, some 60 million people were under flood alert in all.
The severe weather occurred almost a year after a significant winter storm in the US disrupted travel plans during the Christmas season.
