The U.S. has a ‘backlog’ of six million coronavirus vaccine doses due to the massive winter storms that have swept the Midwest and Texas, the Biden administration revealed on Friday. Andy Slavitt, the White House senior advisor for COVID-19 response, said during a press briefing that the logjam is three days’ worth of shipments that … Read more
‘We send our prayers’: Beyonce’s charitable foundation BeyGOOD offers assistance to Texans left without power and water due to Storm Uri By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 07:08 GMT, 19 February 2021 | Updated: 07:08 GMT, 19 February 2021 She’s a native of Houston, Texas. And on Thursday evening, Beyonce announced that her charitable foundation … Read more
Texas was ‘seconds and minutes’ away from ‘monthslong’ power outages the embattled CEO of ERCOT said Thursday as he defended the grid’s rolling blackouts. A week of below-freezing temperatures knocked about a third of the state’s generating capacity offline, resulting in the greatest forced blackout in U.S. history and exposing weaknesses of Texas’ unique approach … Read more
Bethenny Frankel lead efforts to provide Texas residents with emergency assistance after a deadly winter storm wiped out power to millions of people, which then developed into a water crisis in the state. The former Real Housewives of New York star shared on Instagram that her BStrong disaster relief foundation was ‘loading trucks of aid … Read more
Winter storms in Texas have cut off power, gas and water supplies to millions of residents, bringing the state to the brink of a humanitarian crisis. On Thursday, as many shivered through a through a fifth consecutive day without hot showers, gas ovens and electricity, some took to social media to document the inventive ways … Read more
Desperate Texans have been thrown into survival mode as the state is now running out of food and water with seven million people under boil water orders – despite many still having no power – and hungry residents forced to line up for four hours to get their hands on a hot meal. Thursday marked … Read more
Billionaire Bill Gates has said that Texas Governor Greg Abbott was ‘actually wrong’ to initially blame the state’s catastrophic blackouts on wind turbines that froze in a historic winter storm. On Thursday morning, the power cuts in Texas fell below one million for the first time in four days, but many people remained without electricity … Read more
This is the terrifying moment a dog in Texas plunges into a freezing swimming pool after freezing conditions hit southern US states. The dog’s owner, Dan Holmes of Southlake, Texas, was forced to venture onto the ice to rescue his pet, Christi, an Australian Shepherd dog. According to the footage, Christi walked onto the frozen … Read more
Hospitals in Texas were being evacuated after patients were left without water or power as the winter storm continues to leave the power grid crippled – and another storm was set to roll through. St. David’s South Austin Medical Center and Dell Children’s Medical Center, both in Austin, Texas, are transferring patients to other hospitals, … Read more
The race is on to restore power to millions of Texans facing subzero temperatures Wednesday as stunning infrared images taken from space show just how far the blackouts have stretched. More than 3million people in the state are still without power for the fourth day in a row – and for the vast majority, it … Read more