(Dan Tri) – Republican congressman Ted Cruz, an ally of former President Trump, attracted a storm of criticism when traveling while people in his state of Texas were living miserably due to power and water outages due to a historic snowstorm.
US Senator Ted Cruz from Texas was spotted at Cancun International Airport, Mexico on February 18.
Mr. Cruz, who is considered a potential candidate for the 2024 presidential race, rushed back to his hometown in Texas on February 18.
A woman held up a sign listing the death toll from severe weather to express her protest when Mr. Cruz returned to the United States at the airport in Houston, Texas.
An unusual snowstorm has hit many states in the southern US such as Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Louisiana since February 14, causing at least 23 deaths.
Unprecedented cold weather has caused severe electricity shortages.
Power and water outages occurred simultaneously, causing people to fall into unprecedented misery.
An estimated 7 million people in Texas have been without electricity and water in the past few days, in some places for four consecutive days.
Many people had to temporarily evacuate to shelters and warming centers to overcome the cold days.
People stand in line in the cold weather to get water in Houston, Texas.
Military vehicles have been mobilized to help evacuate people to temporary shelter areas.
Scarcity of essential goods has occurred in some places due to severe weather.
A father plays the piano to encourage his children in the family’s powerless home in Pflugerville, Texas.
The severe weather occurred in the context that the United States was still struggling to cope with the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 500,000 people in the US and infected more than 28.5 million people.
Nick John