Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 5 (Xinhua) -- The New England region of the northeastern United States was met with rain and snow on the 4th, with snowfall exceeding 15 centimeters in many places. Heavy snowfall has shut down schools, left tens of thousands of homes without electricity, and caused a car accident.
The Associated Press reported as citing ** news that one was carrying 3The 80,000-liter propane gas tank truck fell out of control from a bridge in Vermont and into the river on the 4th due to rain and snow. Fortunately, the driver was not injured. Residents of two nearby communities were immediately evacuated.
Firefighters draw a barrier near the crash scene to protect against gas tanks**. They later saw a hole in the gas tank through the drone camera and decided that it was not very risky, so they chose to let the fire burn out on its own.
Snow overwhelms or even breaks trees, knocks power lines, and causes power outages. At its worst, Maine had 2More than 50,000 homes and businesses lost power, and Vermont has oneMore than 10,000 homes and businesses lost power.
Many places in the northern part of New England postponed the arrival time of students or suspended classes due to heavy snow on the 4th.
The New England region is located in the northeastern corner of the United States and includes six states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
The National Weather Service has issued an alert expecting blizzards in New Hampshire, western and northern Maine, and the far north of Vermont. Some mountainous areas of western Maine and New Hampshire are expected to receive more than 30 centimeters of snowfall. Vermont is expected to receive close to 20 centimeters of snowfall. (Ou Sa).