US media attributed at least five deaths since the weekend to the freezing conditions and a major snowstorm that preceded the blast of Arctic air gripping the region. Chicago was on track to break new records overnight when temperatures were forecast to reach their lowest points in the early hours Thursday. “This is a historic cold, obviously,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told a Wednesday night news conference. “The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as five minutes,” NWS said. “The concern would be whether they are going to be able to survive in these bitter cold temperatures,” Patten told AFP.

Source: Pakistan Today January 31, 2019 04:07 UTC