Article 5E9NH Anger mounts over Texas power blackouts as cold maintains its grip

Anger mounts over Texas power blackouts as cold maintains its grip

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At least 20 people have died across the country as water pipes burst and lines wrap around grocery stores

Anger over Texas's power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze is mounting, as millions of residents remained shivering, with no assurances that their electricity and heat - out for 36 hours or longer in many homes - would return.

I know people are angry and frustrated," said Houston's mayor, Sylvester Turner, who woke up to more than 1 million people still without power in his city on Wednesday. So am I."

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