[국제]About 60 people died in the worst cold wave in the United States…

[앵커]

More than 60 people died from the worst cold wave that hit the country.

The state of Texas, which suffered the most from power and water supply cuts, has been declared a major disaster.

Reporter Kim Hyung-geun on the report.

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Vehicles line the road in Houston, Texas.

They are all vehicles coming to get drinking water.

This is because the water supply was cut off due to the worst cold wave.

Water pipes burst or freeze to sustain the bottled water rations of 14 million people in Texas.

[퍼시 맥기 / 휴스턴 주민 : 저는 당뇨병 환자예요. 집에 94세 환자도 있는데 우리는 약은 물론 아무것도 먹지 못했어요.]

Electricity resumed in a few days, but 200,000 households still have no electricity.

Because of the lack of heating, some residents endure the cold by burning furniture or wood in their homes.

[노엘 제페다 / 텍사스 주민 : 기온이 이렇게까지 내려가지는 않기 때문에 여기 주택은 이런 상황에 전혀 대비가 안 돼 있어요.]

The number of deaths from cold waves continues to increase.

Dozens of people were killed in accidents on the ice or in the U.S.

President Biden has declared a’critical disaster’ in the region of Texas, where the damage is the most.

[조 바이든/ 미국 대통령 : 보건부, 주택도시개발청, 농무부, 국방부 등에 텍사스 지역 주민들에게 필요한 것들을 찾아서 지원하도록 지시했습니다.]

The U.S. Meteorological Administration predicts that the cold wave, which hit the entire US mainland, will subside with the holidays.

This is YTN Kim Hyung-geun.