USPS suspends services in 6 states, with immediate effect
Residents of several parts of the United States will have to prepare for post office closings.
We all want uninterrupted Postal service , but it is simply not always possible. The American postal service (USPS) is responsible for ensuring the safety of its employees, customers and mail. And sometimes this means that operations cannot continue normally. Over time, we have seen the postal service suspend deliveries due to aggressive animals and close post offices in the middle of natural disasters. Now the agency has been forced to suspend services in six different states. Read the rest to find out more about the latest closures.
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The postal service suspends services in six states.
If you plan to go to the post office soon, you may need to change your plans depending on where you live. The latest updates of USPS service alerts The website indicates that a large number of facilities have just been closed in several areas.
As of February 24, more than 100 post offices are currently temporarily closed in six states: California, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Northern Dakota and South Dakota.
All of these post offices have been closed for similar reasons.
The affected post offices can be distributed in six different states, but they all know similar problems at the moment.
The Palomar Mountain post office in California was closed on February 23 "due to winter storms," the USPS said in an alert. In addition, the postal service cited "time" as a reason for the closures of Iowa, Minnesota, Northern Dakota and South Dakota.
The agency closed two Iowa installations in Mauritius and South Amana, when it closed 14 post offices in Minnesota, including those of cities like Fairmont and Cologne. There were also 23 closings in the Northern Dakota, impacting cities like Casselton and Ellendale, and 37 in southern Dakota, affecting cities like Groton and Valley Springs.
These are not the only consequences of winter time. The USPS declared in an alert of February 24 that it had temporarily closed retail operations in several post offices in Michigan "due to power outages caused by the weather". There are 51 installations assigned to this state, including post offices in cities like Franklin and Tecumseh.
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A dangerous winter weather occurs in the United States right now.
Various storms stress postal systems in these states. A massive winter storm began to strike the midwest on February 21, which prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue Blizzard warnings For parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Dakotas, CNN reported.
As part of the same storm system, heavy and icy precipitation had to strike Michigan, the media said. More than 700,000 houses and businesses in this state are now without power As of February 24 due to this storm, by NBC News.
And California is currently threatened with a " Rare Blizzard , " The New York Times reported. According to the newspaper, the storm began to release the rain, heavy snow and strong winds in certain parts of the state on February 23.
The NWS said it had created Blizzard conditions Above the mountain passes, even in the southern part of California. Floods and weak tornadoes are also possible in the state in the coming days following this storm.
The USPS could also suspend the delivery service.
Despite dangerous time, the postal service has not reported any delivery suspension in its recent updates. In fact, the agency said in its alert for Michigan that "delivery operations will not be affected". AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
But never say. In Local press releases Emitted for Iowa and South Dakota on February 23, the USPS said that this kind of dangerous time could prevent people from having their mail delivered.
"The delivery service can be delayed or reduced whenever the streets or aisles have dangerous conditions for letters transporters or when the snow is plowed against mailboxes," said the agency. "The postal service only reduces delivery after a careful examination and only as a last resort."
To prevent this from happening at home, the postal service asks customers to free up all snow or ice from sidewalks, stairs and mailboxes to ensure that the secure delivery service can continue without interruption of winter storms.
"With major snow accumulations covering the region, as well as prolonged icy temperatures, a tool should return to houses and businesses - the shovel," said the USPS. "Snow and ice make delivery dangerous and slow. Maintain a clear path to the mailbox, including stages, porches, bridges and street approach - will help carriers to maintain a delivery service consistent."
