Dozens die as historic frigid blast knocks out power in Texas
Dozens die as historic frigid blast knocks out power in Texas Top Story February 19, 2021 NEW YORK: A deadly winter weather system that brought record-busting cold to the southern and central United States, knocking out power for millions in oil-rich Texas, pushed up the East Coast Thursday as heavy snowfall and icy buildups disrupted coronavirus vaccinations. The historic frigid blast has over the past week seen Arctic cold envelope a US heartland unfamiliar with such extremes, leaving dozens of dead in its wake and nearly seven million Texans told to boil water before consuming it. More t...