Todd Pekks, a chef at Duke University, was just 800 meters into his drive home to Raleigh when he began to skid so badly he gave up, his wife Sherri Pekks said.
He made his way back to work on foot, and returned to the kitchen, she said.
"He's definitely gone for the night. I wonder if he'll be able to make it back tomorrow," Pekks said.
Fatal road accidents were reported in Mississippi and South Carolina. In Georgia, a man died of exposure near his home in Butts County, south of Atlanta, and North Carolina Gov Pat McCrory told CNN two people had died in weather-related incidents.
Governors declared states of emergencies from Louisiana to New Jersey, and hundreds of schools, colleges and offices throughout the region shut down. A basketball game between archrivals Duke University and the University of North Carolina was called off.
About 6,700 flights were canceled or delayed on Wednesday, and another 3,700 were scrubbed for Thursday, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. About half of the Thursday flights to and from Washington and New York were called off.
Questions:
1. What part of the US is seeing heavy winter storms?
2. How many people lost power in the region?
3. How many have died?
Answers:
1. Southeast.
2. 363,000.
3. At least 13.
About the broadcaster:
Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.
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