A major winter storm in the U.S. has left at least seven people dead and hundreds of thousands without power.
Warnings from the National Weather Service stretch from Texas in the south to New England in the north-east.
According to BBC News, at least two people have died of hypothermia in Louisiana, and other deaths linked to the storm have been reported in Texas, Tennessee and Kansas.
Twenty-three states, plus Washington DC, have declared states of emergency due to the freezing conditions, with at least 10 activating their National Guards.
Hundreds of “extreme cold” weather warnings are also in place across much of southern US, with hundreds more winter storm warnings and cold weather advisories across the central and eastern US.
Schools and roads across the country have been closed and flights cancelled.
