6 die in 130-car pile-up in Texas
A massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate left six people dead and dozens injured on Thursday amid a winter storm that dropped freezing rain, sleet and snow in parts of the US.
At the scene of the deadly crash on Interstate 35 near downtown Fort Worth, a tangle of semitrailers, cars and trucks had smashed into each other and had turned every which way, with some vehicles on top of others.
“There were multiple people that were trapped within the
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confines of their vehicles and requiring the use of hydraulic rescue equipment to successfully extricate them,” said Fort Worth fire chief Jim Davis. At least 65 people were treated at hospitals.
The crash happened at 6am, as many hospital and emergency workers were heading to work, so some of those involved were health care workers.
Siberian blast freezes UK
Across the Atlantic, the UK recorded the lowest temperature in 26 years on Thursday after a bitingly cold blast of Siberian weather swirled in from Russia, pushing temperatures down to minus 23 degrees Celsius in the
Scottish Highlands.
The temperature in the village of Braemar fell to minus 23°C at 8.13am, the lowest temperature recorded since 1995, and the lowest February temperature in Britain since 1955.
Snowstorm in Moscow
A record-breaking snowstorm descended on Moscow on Friday, paralysing traffic and grounding flights.
Weather experts predict the record-breaking extreme weather will continue over the weekend with winds reaching speeds of 15-20metres per second and temperatures dropping well below freezing.