Extreme cold grips millions as US digs out of deadly snowstormNEW YORK, Jan 27, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Perilously cold temperatures threatened millions of Americans Monday in the wake of a sprawling winter storm that left at least 23 people dead as it knocked out power and paralyzed transportation. In New York City, eight more people were found dead amid plummeting temperatures, and an investigation to determine the causes was underway. Approximately 190 million people in the United States were under some form of extreme cold alert, the National Weather Service (NWS) told AFP. People living as far south as the Gulf Coast were expected to experience freezing temperatures nightly well into the week. And people in the Great Lakes region woke up to extreme temperatures that could cause frostbite on exposed skin within minutes.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 27, 2026 10:09 UTC