Weather tracker: Winter storms cause death and outages across eastern north America
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Severe winter storms across eastern North America have caused at least 49 deaths in the past week, with millions under weather warnings and hundreds of thousands experiencing power outages, particularly in Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The storms extended into eastern Canada, breaking snowfall records in Toronto. Further winter weather is expected in parts of the US mid-Atlantic region. Simultaneously, Storm Kirstin brought heavy rain and strong winds to Portugal, resulting in five deaths and widespread damage. In contrast, southeastern Australia is experiencing extreme heat, with temperatures reaching record highs and prompting warnings of extreme fire danger, leading to evacuations in Victoria.
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