At least eight people have been killed and tens of thousands of people left without electricity as a major storm continues to sweep the U.S. states of Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin on Sunday.
The storm causing the heavy snow and howling wind left in the dark about 74,000 people in Michigan, about 58,000 in Chicago metro area and 5,500 others in southern and central Wisconsin, said a CNN report.
So far, at least eight deaths had been blamed for the storm, including three people in Minnesota, three in Wyoming and one person each in Texas and Kansas, who were killed in traffic accidents, according to the report.
The one fatality in Texas came in a car pileup involving more than 50 vehicles on Saturday, including several ractor-trailer rigs, on Interstate 40, police said. At least 16 people were taken to hospitals, two of whom were with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Authorities said they believe the pileup was caused by very poor visibility in blowing snow and slippery pavement.
Winter storm warnings were posted for parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan on Sunday as the core of the storm headed north across the Great Lakes.
Some parts of Wisconsin have already witnessed snow of about 30centimeters, and up to 30 centimeters was forecast Sunday in northeastern Minnesota, the National Weather Service said.
Radar showed snow falling across much of Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota on Sunday and moving into parts of Michigan and Indiana, it added.
Source: Xinhua
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