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Winter storm aftermath causes havoc in South

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People line up to collect firewood from a wood heap opened to the public today in Dallas. Groups of thirteen were allowed six minutes to load as much wood as they could carry away from the recycling center.
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Michelle Terrazas tosses a log of firewood as as people line up to load up today in Dallas.
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Gilbert Rocha helps collect firewood to burn for warmth from wood heap opened to the public today in Dallas. With a long line of folks waiting in their vehicles, groups of thirteen were allowed six minutes to load as much wood as they could carry away from the recycling center that started selling firewood.
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People wait in line to fill propane tanks today in Houston. Customers had to wait over an hour in the freezing rain to fill their tanks. Millions in Texas still had no power after a historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows, buckling the state's power grid and causing widespread blackouts.
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Juan Guerrlo waits in line to fill his propane tanks today in Houston. Customers had to wait over an hour in the freezing rain to fill their tanks.
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People wait in line to fill propane tanks today in Houston.
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Jenesis Heath rests inside a Gallery Furniture store which opened as a shelter today in Houston.
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Brett Saint rests inside a Gallery Furniture store which opened as a shelter for those in need of food, water and heat today in Houston.
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Nathan Bercy, with the City of Richardson water department, begins to open access to make repairs to a water main break due to extreme cold today in Richardson, Texas. Water service providers in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas and other states hit hard by frigid winter storms and mounting power outages are asking residents to restrict usage as reports of water main breaks, low pressure and busted pipes emerge.
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City of Richardson workers close a water main valve for a pipe that burst due to extreme cold in a neighborhood today in Richardson, Texas.

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