2 hours agoThe extreme cold in New York City left 18 people dead.
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(6 months ago)A total of 18 people have died as a result of an extreme cold weather period in New York City, the mayor said. Since the end of January, the city has experienced a cold wave, including 13 days of temperatures of 0.C. (32°F) or below, one of the longest periods [...]
Since the end of January, the city has experienced a cold wave, including 13 days of temperatures of 0.C. (32°F), or below, one of the longest weather periods below zero that New York has seen in six decades, sends out Telegrafi.
Over the weekend, another person “lost his life on the streets of our city”, announced Zoran Mamdani on Monday, adding that “whatever life is lost is a tragedy and we will continue to keep their families in our thinking”.
As temperatures are expected to rise this week, they remain below average, with Mamdan telling residents of “to stay safe, stay inside... [and] continue to care for each other”.
The mayor added that since January 19th, when an emergency of the Blue Code was announced, which facilitated admission policies for homeless shelters about 1,400 seats were made in shelters.
In addition, 64 additional hotel rooms were added to the city's housing capacity, with at least 150 other field employees on the street, Mamdani said.
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On January 27, Mamdan pointed out that at least 10 of the people who had died were found outside. The circumstances of other deaths are unknown.
We've worked hard to keep the New Yorkers safe and we'll keep doing this. Because it's not supposed to be over 32 degrees [Fahrenheit] by tomorrow, and that's not the mild weather”, he said.
The US National Weather Service (NWS) indicated that temperatures would rise to around 0C for most of the week, following continued freezing temperatures Monday.
He added that maximum temperatures were normally about 4C at this time of the year.
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A 13-day series of temperatures at 0C or below was one of the longest series for New York City since 1963 ended Friday after temperatures rose briefly over 0C.
The New York Emergency Management Agency found that the following days of extreme cold and snow posed serious security risks throughout the city.
It warned that melting snow and ice could fall from buildings without warning, and that roads and sidewalks could rise again at night.
