U.S. disabled: a raging blizzard • Video
The storm has already taken 11 casualties, hundreds of thousands stuck and stranded at airports • CEO Chaverim: working all the time • Watch
- Yoel Bitelman, B'Chadrei Charedim
- י"ז אדר א' התשע"ד
בחדרי חרדים
Blizzard that hit this week the United States continues to rage: so far recorded 11 casualties, thousands stranded in airports because of canceled flights and hundreds stranded on snow-covered roads.
5100 flights were canceled late this morning, in addition to 3,400 that were canceled yesterday. Washington absorbed mountains of snow and Vice President Joe Biden has canceled a visit to Maryland.
Congress has disabled the activity and the White House and the State Department canceled the daily briefings. Government agencies are also disabled, schools closed and roads blocked. Rail traffic along the East Coast was paralyzed.
Airports in New York, Washington and Philadelphia were closed. Chederim and yeshivas in Lakewood, Boro Park, Monroe, Monsey and Williamsburg are disabled. Lakewood is operating normally Orthodox school children in special education.
Organizations "Chaverim" in Lakewood, Boro Park and other haredi areas are under full employment.
Executive Director of "Chaverim" in Lakewood says to B'Chadrei Charedim that "our Central phones collapsed following dozens of traffic accidents caused by slip, dozens of people stranded in their car in the snow and cannot move , since the beginning of the storm we are working all the time . "
Eruv Committee urges the public to catch up on Friday night for the supervision of the eruv, as in many places the eruv was hit.
5100 flights were canceled late this morning, in addition to 3,400 that were canceled yesterday. Washington absorbed mountains of snow and Vice President Joe Biden has canceled a visit to Maryland.
Congress has disabled the activity and the White House and the State Department canceled the daily briefings. Government agencies are also disabled, schools closed and roads blocked. Rail traffic along the East Coast was paralyzed.
Airports in New York, Washington and Philadelphia were closed. Chederim and yeshivas in Lakewood, Boro Park, Monroe, Monsey and Williamsburg are disabled. Lakewood is operating normally Orthodox school children in special education.
Organizations "Chaverim" in Lakewood, Boro Park and other haredi areas are under full employment.
Executive Director of "Chaverim" in Lakewood says to B'Chadrei Charedim that "our Central phones collapsed following dozens of traffic accidents caused by slip, dozens of people stranded in their car in the snow and cannot move , since the beginning of the storm we are working all the time . "
Eruv Committee urges the public to catch up on Friday night for the supervision of the eruv, as in many places the eruv was hit.
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