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American media reported on Saturday that dozens of people have died as a result of the cold wave. According to NBC, there have been at least 59 weather-related deaths in several states since January 12.

Seventeen people have been killed in Tennessee so far, according to media reports, including a man trying to shovel snow from the roof of his home. In Oregon, three people were killed when a power line was downed by an ice storm, and a baby barely survived the incident. In Louisiana, two people died of hypothermia. In Missouri, a number of visitors to a football match at the stadium on Saturday had to be treated by ambulance personnel due to freezing temperatures. Texas urged its residents to conserve energy due to freezing temperatures.

The extremely cold temperatures should be over by mid-week at the latest. Temperatures will be above average for this time of year starting Tuesday, according to the Climate Prediction Center. Meteorologists said Friday that there is a good chance that it will remain unusually warm at least until early February. Only in Alaska is it expected to remain exceptionally cold. (sda/dpa)