EUA: Biden declara emergência no Estado de NY ante 'severa tempestade de inverno'

Segundo autoridades locais citadas pela rede NBC, o número de mortos nos EUA pelo clima extremo e seus efeitos já estava em 57

Agência Estado

postado em 27/12/2022 09:32

Um homem tenta remover a neve da calçada no centro de Detroit em 23 de dezembro de 2022 em Detroit, Estados Unidos. - (crédito: Matthew Hatcher / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, decretou emergência no Estado de Nova York e ordenou assistência federal para suplementar esforços de resposta estadual e local devido a condições de emergência, diante da "severa tempestade de inverno que começou em 23 de dezembro de 2022, e continua". A decisão foi divulgada em comunicado, publicado no fim da noite da segunda-feira, 26.

Segundo autoridades locais citadas pela rede NBC, o número de mortos nos EUA pelo clima extremo e seus efeitos já estava em 57. Nova York é um dos Estados mais atingidos e sua governadora, a democrata Kathy Hochul, agradeceu Biden pela declaração de emergência, feita a pedido dela.

Hochul ainda agradece pelo esforço dos funcionários para responder à emergência diante da "nevasca histórica". A governadora também adverte que havia mais neve prevista para esta terça-feira, reforçando que equipes estaduais, a Guarda Nacional e soldados estão de prontidão para ajudar as pessoas que necessitem.

 

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  Veículos cobertos de neve na cidade de Buffalo (NY): emergência AFP
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  In this handout photo from the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul vehicles are seen trapped under heavy snow in the streets of downtown Buffalo, New York, on December 26, 2022. - US emergency crews counted the grim costs of a colossal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions, especially in hard-hit western New York, where the death toll reached 25 Monday in what authorities described as a "war with mother nature." (Photo by HANDOUT / THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS AFP
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  Residents walk along snow-covered streets in Buffalo, New York, on December 26, 2022. - US emergency crews counted the grim costs of a colossal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions, especially in hard-hit western New York, where the death toll reached 25 Monday in what authorities described as a "war with mother nature." (Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) AFP
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  Vehicles are seen abandoned in heavy snowfall in downtown Buffalo, New York, on December 26, 2022. - US emergency crews counted the grim costs of a colossal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions, especially in hard-hit western New York, where the death toll reached 25 Monday in what authorities described as a "war with mother nature." (Photo by Joed Viera / AFP) AFP
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  Vehicles move along a highway in Louisville, Kentucky, under freezing temperatures on December 23, 2022. - Nearly a million-and-a-half US power customers were in the dark Friday as a severe winter storm walloped the country, causing highway closures and thousands of flight cancellations days before Christmas. Heavy snow, howling winds, and air so frigid it instantly turned boiling water into ice took hold of much of the nation, including normally temperate southern states. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP) AFP
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  A traveler arrives at the American Airlines Terminal 3 ahead of the Christmas Holiday at O'Hare International Airport on December 22, 2022, in Chicago. - More than 1,500 flights were canceled across the US by Thursday morning as a massive winter storm upended holiday travel plans with a triple threat of heavy snow, howling winds and bitter cold. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) Caption AFP
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  A woman crosses the street as she braves the freezing weather ahead of the Christmas Holiday, in Chicago on December 22, 2022. - More than 2,200 flights were canceled across the United States by Thursday afternoon as a massive winter storm named Elliot upended holiday travel plans with a triple threat of heavy snow, howling winds and bitter cold (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) Caption AFP
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  A person walks in the Mile End, a borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as the snow comes down on December 22, 2022. - A "once-in-a-generation" winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit caused Christmas travel chaos in the United States on Thursday, with thousands of flights cancelled and major highways closed. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) AFP
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  Travelers make their way through the terminal at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 23, 2022. - A historic and brutal winter storm put some 240 million Americans under severe weather warnings Friday as the US faced holiday travel chaos, with thousands of flights cancelled and major highways closed. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) AFP
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  An Air Canada plane sits on the apron at the London International Airport as crews work to keep runways clear during a large winter storm in London, Ontario, Canada, December 23, 2022. - Schools and some highways in the region were closed, and air travel was disrupted as the system made its way across the province. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) AFP
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  Traffic moves slowly along a snow-covered Highway 401 in London, Ontario, Canada, during a large winter storm on December 23, 2022. - Schools and some highways in the region were closed, and air travel was disrupted as the system made its way across the province. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) AFP
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  Crews work to keep runways clear at the London International Airport during a large winter storm in London, Ontario, Canada, December 23, 2022. - Schools and some highways in the region were closed, and air travel was disrupted as the system made its way across the province. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) AFP
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  Snow-covered buildings are seen in Louisville, Kentucky, under freezing temperatures on December 23, 2022. - Nearly a million-and-a-half US power customers were in the dark Friday as a severe winter storm walloped the country, causing highway closures and thousands of flight cancellations days before Christmas. Heavy snow, howling winds, and air so frigid it instantly turned boiling water into ice took hold of much of the nation, including normally temperate southern states. (Photo by LEANDRO LOZADA / AFP) AFP
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  Ice adorns a fountain in Charleston, South Carolina, on December 24, 2022, where temperatures are forecast to reach a high of 32F (0C). - The winter storm that pummelled the US with blinding snow and powerful Arctic winds left 1.7 million customers without power on December 24 as thousands of cancelled flights stranded travelers. At least 13 storm-related deaths have been confirmed across six states as heavy snow, howling winds and dangerously frigid temperatures kept much of the nation, including the normally temperate south, in a frozen grip for a third straight day. (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE / AFP) AFP
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  Um homem tenta remover a neve da calçada no centro de Detroit em 23 de dezembro de 2022 em Detroit, Estados Unidos. Matthew Hatcher / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

 

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