With temperatures in normally mild Seattle dropping well below freezing, Kaety West walked a short distance in the snow from the tent where she usually stays to find refuge at a small warming centre at an American Legion hall.“I’m not even willing to stay in it right now. It’s just so difficult,” West said of her tent on Monday.Across western Washington state and Oregon, officials and private groups opened emergency spaces for people to find refuge as forecasters said extreme cold from an arctic blast could last until the weekend.
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