Acting Chief Superintendent Ray Rohweder described Queensland s rising road toll as disturbing and has called on all road users to step up their game and simply do the right thing . A total of 33 people have been killed as a result of traffic crashes across the state this year - 15 more than the same time last year.   I find that quite disturbing, Acting Chief Superintendent Rohweder said. We really need to get the message through to all those drivers out there using the road network that they need to obey the road rules. It is the driving public who decide how they conduct themselves on the road.
The power grid operator for the state of Texas has declared its highest possible state of emergency after a winter storm caused millions to lose power as temperatures remain at record lows.
As Texas Suffers Power Outage, Photos of Downtown Houston Lit Up Anger Locals
On 2/16/21 at 10:45 AM EST
Texans have expressed their frustration at seeing skyscrapers in the state s major cities lit up while millions of homes remain without power.
According to Power Outage US, more than four million energy customers in Texas are without power, as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is rotating controlled outages.
Around 1.3 million CenterPoint Energy customers are facing outages, while 1.2 million Oncor customers are without power.
But Houston s residents have taken to Twitter to share images of the city s skyline with its lights on, surrounded by residential areas in darkness.
Nearly 18 inches of snow fell at Midway Airport by 6 a.m. Tuesday, although some areas away from the lake, including O’Hare International Airport, saw far less, according to preliminary
Toronto rocked by most snow of the season so far during brutal storm
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Well, the forecasts sure were right Toronto and the rest of Southern Ontario got completed dumped on with snow over the long weekend, with the most accumulation we ve seen thus far this season.
The snow over the course of Monday evening into Tuesday morning in particular made for an extremely messy commute for those who still have a reason to venture anywhere these days, with slippery, treacherous conditions that Ontario drivers should be used to by now but that still take us by surprise every year.