Up to 235 mln Americans under risk of rare snow, ice storm


HOUSTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Up to 235 million people in the U.S. regions from the Gulf Coast to New England, the Great Lakes and the Midwest are facing risks of major power outages and travel disruptions due to a rare winter storm with heavy snow and ice blasts, U.S. meteorologists warned on Monday.

For parts of the western and northern Gulf Coast, this could be the biggest snow and ice storm in more than 100 years and possibly one that people may remember for decades, according to the AccuWeather.

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