U.S. extreme cold storm triggered “Texas crisis” people lined up to buy food in the cold wind

Biden approves Texas into a “major disaster state”

On February 20, local time, the White House issued a statement that US President Biden has approved Texas to enter a “major disaster state” and ordered the federal government to provide assistance to support Texas’ recovery work since the winter storm on February 11. Areas approved to enter a “major disaster state” will receive assistance from the US federal government, and local governments can exercise emergency powers to maintain lives, property, and public health after a disaster.

The statement mentioned that the current assistance includes money for building temporary houses and providing house repairs, low-cost loans to make up for uninsured building losses, and other recovery plans to help individuals and business owners. The statement also stated that if other states make a request and pass the further damage assessment, there may be other declarations of disaster status.

More than 15 million people have no water, about 85,000 residents still have no electricity

Winter storms have been raging in Texas for many days. According to local media reports, the temperature in Texas will gradually rise on the 20th local time and in the next few days. However, at present, more than 15.1 million people in Texas still face water supply interruption, and many people have frozen water pipes in their homes. CNN reported that as of the morning of the 20th local time, about 85,000 residents in Texas still had power outages. In some areas, many residents’ homes have been without electricity for many days.