Desolation in the south of the United States: tropical storm beryl leaves the trace of destruction

Desolation in the south of the United States: tropical storm beryl leaves the trace of destruction

extreme heat threatens population after tropical storm «beryl»

After the devastating pulling through the “Beryl” tropical storm in the south of the United States, the population faces a new challenge: extreme heat. The states of Texas and Louisiana were seriously affected by the effects of the storm, which demanded at least eight lives. Despite the weakened strength of the storm, he leaves a destructive trace that could give people for weeks without a power supply.

power failures in the middle of high temperatures

About two million households are still without electricity and the restoration could take weeks. This is a serious danger, since the temperatures in the coming days are well over 30 degrees Celsius and the air conditioning systems will also fail without electricity. President Joe Biden has proclaimed the disaster in order to facilitate the reconstruction and to improve the coordination of auxiliary measures. Special attention is paid to the power outages and the extreme heat.

«beryl»: no hurricane, but still devastating

The Tropensturm "Beryl" brought heavy rains and strong winds with it, which tornados and destruction had in its result. Although “Beryl” has now been weakened and moves as a post-tropical storm towards the middle west of the United States, the danger for the population remains. The storm originally met near the Texas town of Matagorda as a hurricane of category 1 on land and then weakened.

- Nag