18, Freezes to Death in -51F wind chill - as Another 11 people Die Across the Midwest and Record-breaking Cold snap Heads for the East Coast

     The polar vortex in the Midwest has brought record-breaking low temperatures across the Midwest, halted postal services in five states and canceled more than 2,600 flights. Lake Michigan (above) bacame a huge mass of ice.

The deadly polar vortex wreaking havoc across the United States has left at least 12 people dead, including a college student who was found in the freezing cold outside an academic building on the campus of the University of Iowa. Authorities said the body of Gerald Belz (top) was found behind an academic hall just before 3am on Wednesday by campus police. The 18-year-old was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

    Firefighters at the scene of a house fire on Wednesday in St Paul, Minnesota, as temperatures plunged across the Midwest

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