UAE offers condolences to US over monster storm that killed dozens

More than half a million Americans woke up without power Tuesday, as freezing temperatures gripped swathes of the country

  • PUBLISHED: Tue 27 Jan 2026, 9:50 PM UPDATED: Tue 27 Jan 2026, 10:57 PM

The UAE has offered condolences to the US on Tuesday, January 27, over the severe monster storm that battered the country and claimed the lives of dozens.

In a statement, the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa) also expressed solidarity with the US after this weather calamity, offering condolences the families of victims.

More than half a million Americans woke up without power Tuesday, as freezing temperatures gripped swathes of the country in a monster storm that has killed at least 30 people.

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A frigid, life-threatening Arctic air mass could delay recovery as municipalities from New Mexico to Maine tried to dig out following the storm, which dropped a vicious cocktail of heavy snow and wind, along with freezing rain and sleet.

Forecasters warned that much of the northern half of the country will see temperatures that are "continuously below freezing through February 1," the National Weather Service said in an X post.

While skies began clearing in parts of the country, relentless snowfall in the northeast meant parts of Connecticut saw over 22 inches (56 cm) of snow, with more than 16 inches (40.6 cm) recorded in Boston, Massachusetts.