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Several regions in the northwestern United States were hit by strong winds on the 17th. As a result, 1 person died, 2 children were seriously injured, and more than 500,000 households lost power. The Idaho Kootenay County Sheriff's Office said that in the early morning of the same day, a 55-year-old man in Fernan Town died while sleeping when a falling tree hit his home, and the rest of the house survived. The state's Twin Falls County sheriff's office said strong winds caused many old trees to collapse, seriously injuring two children waiting for the school bus. According to a US website that records power outages, strong winds have caused a total of more than 500,000 households in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Oregon to lose power.

Zhitongcaijing·12/17/2025 23:25:09
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Several regions in the northwestern United States were hit by strong winds on the 17th. As a result, 1 person died, 2 children were seriously injured, and more than 500,000 households lost power. The Idaho Kootenay County Sheriff's Office said that in the early morning of the same day, a 55-year-old man in Fernan Town died while sleeping when a falling tree hit his home, and the rest of the house survived. The state's Twin Falls County sheriff's office said strong winds caused many old trees to collapse, seriously injuring two children waiting for the school bus. According to a US website that records power outages, strong winds have caused a total of more than 500,000 households in Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Oregon to lose power.