USA: death toll rises in winter storm, at least 21

(ANSA) - NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 17 - At least 21 are the victims of the maxi-storm that swept away most of the United States, leaving millions of people without electricity and causing deadly tornadoes in the south-east of the country. The dead were found in Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and Missouri.

    Millions of people in the Lone Star State are still without current, and no one knows when it will return, as admitted BillMagness, president of ERCOT, the nonprofit organization that oversees the state's electricity grid. Claims that infuriated Texas Governor Greg Abbot, who said ERCOT has been "far from reliable in the past 48 hours", as well as "not providing clear answers to me or the public, who have a right to know. ". (HANDLE).