Officials in Texas raised the death toll from the winter storm in February to at least 111 people on Thursday. This updates the tally to account for twice the number of deaths previously reported from one of the worst power outages in the history of US.

Death toll from February snowstorm in Texas doubled by authorities

The US east coast was hit by a powerful winter snowstorm as New York City and other urban centres in America woke up to a heavy blanket of snowstorm on Monday. Watch: A powerful winter storm pummelled Pennsylvania through New England causing disruption as the inclement weather impacted COVID-19 vaccination sites in the region.

Powerful snowstorm disrupts COVID-19 vaccination drive in New York

New York, Philadelphia declare 'snow emergency' hitting vaccination drive