In some places, however, the weather will remain exceptionally cold over the weekend.
At least 22 weather-related deaths have been reported in the winter storm that hit the United States. There are deaths in eight states.
Even on Christmas Day, more than 200,000 Americans woke up without electricity. According to the website Poweroutage.us, power outages continue to plague especially the East Coast. In some states, blackouts have been held intentionally due to high demand for electricity.
According to the Flightaware website, almost 6,000 US flights were canceled on Friday and almost 3,500 on Christmas Eve. Another thousand flights have already been canceled on Christmas Day.
The storm has also significantly hampered the operations of the rescue services, as, for example, the roads have been impassable in some places due to the snowstorm.
Weather warnings have also been issued in Canada, and power outages and traffic disruptions have been experienced.
However, the storm that lasted for three days is starting to subside. Minister of Transport Pete Buttigieg says on Twitter that the operations of airlines and airports are gradually returning to normal.
However, the United States Weather Service has warned that the dangerous cold will continue over the weekend in the central and eastern parts of the country. In addition, blizzard conditions have been warned in the Great Lakes region on the Canadian border, the cause of which is snow falling over open water.
During the next week, temperatures will return to typical for the time.
Emergency help for the homeless
The information about the gradual recovery of air traffic has been received with joy at numerous airports. I live in New York by Zack Cuyler was originally supposed to fly to Houston on Thursday, but the flight has already been postponed twice this week. Now he hopes to be able to visit his family during Christmas Day.
– I’m just happy that I get to see my family at Christmas, he says to the news agency AFP.
Parts of highways were also temporarily closed due to icy roads and snowstorms.
The US Weather Service warned in advance of potentially deadly weather conditions and advised people living in storm areas to stay indoors. On Friday, according to the weather service, the temperature dropped to a low of 48 degrees below zero.
In several cities, warm clothes, temporary shelter and other types of emergency aid have been arranged for the homeless due to the cold. For example, in El Paso, Texas, not all migrants who came across the border from Mexico have dared to seek shelter, because many are afraid of the immigration authorities.