In photos: Millions without power as extreme cold hits US

Millions of Americans endured another frigid day without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm as utility crews raced to restore power before another blast of snow and ice sowed more chaos in places least equipped to deal with it.

A man walks to his friend's home in a neighborhood without electricity as snow covers the BlackHawk neighborhood in Pflugerville, Texas, U.S., Feb. 15, 2021.

Howard and Nena Mamu eat dinner at their home by candle light after power companies performed rotating outages in Glenwood neighborhood in Hutto, Texas, Feb. 16, 2021.

Volunteers help distribute water to local residents at a warming center and shelter after record-breaking winter temperatures, as local media reports most residents are without electricity, in Galveston, Texas, U.S., Feb. 17, 2021.

Brett Archibad, whose home was without electric power following winter weather, tries to entertain his family as they try to stay warm in their home in the BlackHawk neighborhood in Pflugerville, Texas, U.S., Feb. 16, 2021.

People take shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S., Feb. 17, 2021.

James Derrick, who is suffering from homelessness, peeks out of his tent during record breaking cold weather in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., Feb. 15, 2021.

Customers, whose homes are without electric power, wait in line to purchase food and snacks at a gas station in Pflugerville, Texas, U.S., Feb. 16, 2021.

Kristen Young sips a spoonful of soup as her one-year-old son Shawn watches at a warming center they visited after two days without electricity, in Beltway Park North Church in Abilene, Texas, U.S., Feb. 15, 2021.

A person sleeps on a chair while taking shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S., Feb. 17, 2021.

Tiffany Woodley, front, rests on a bed while taking shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S., Feb. 17, 2021.

A person walks covered by a heavy blanket to keep warm after a snow storm in downtown Wooster, Ohio, U.S., Feb. 15, 2021.

Alvin Williams, 66, checks his smartphone while taking shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S., Feb. 17, 2021.

Brant Stubblefield (R) prays for a homeless man named QT during record-breaking cold weather in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., Feb. 15, 2021.

Laramie White, whose home was among the thousands in the city that was left without power after extremely cold weather moved through Texas earlier in the week, stays warm with her dogs in her truck in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., Feb. 16, 2021.

A motorist drives past a rock wall covered with ice on Interstate 71 as snow begins to fall in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., Feb. 15, 2021.

Danny Westerman, 72, sits on his electric scooter while taking shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S., Feb. 17, 2021.

Patrick Youngblood, (R), and his wife Marisol comfort their daughter Audrey while taking shelter at Gallery Furniture store which opened its door and transformed into a warming station after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S., Feb. 17, 2021.