Over seven million people live in states along the Pacific Ocean, and they are being battered by a storm off the northwest coast of the United States and western Canada. The storm is bringing severe winds, flooding, and snow.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost electricity as a result of the storm, and trees have been brought down by its powerful winds.
There has been at least one death, a woman from the Seattle area.
Forecasters refer to the “bomb cyclone” as a result of the air pressure rapidly decreasing off the coast, which has allowed the weather system to intensify quickly.
Throughout the week, winds, rain, and snow are predicted.
On Wednesday morning, the storm’s consequences were evident in Washington state, where downed trees damaged homes and blocked roads.
