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No electricity, no water, Texans struggle through historic cold with more dark days ahead

Tiffany Woodley, front, rests on a bed while taking a shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, US. [Reuters]

Texas officials warned of “disasters within the disaster” of historic cold weather that left millions without heat for a third day on Wednesday, telling residents to prepare for energy to not return until the weekend.

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