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The heaviest snow storms for decades have struck the eastern US, paralysing air and road transport, and bringing Washington DC to a standstill.
The storm knocked down power lines and left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity.
Nearly 2ft (60cm) of snow had fallen by noon on Saturday in cities across the region, the Associated Press reports.
The governors of Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland have declared states of emergency.
West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are also affected.
The National Weather Service declared a 24-hour blizzard warning for the Washington-Baltimore region until 2200 on Saturday (0300 GMT on Sunday).
Most flights from the Washington-Baltimore area's three main airports and Philadelphia International Airport have been cancelled.
http://news.bbc.co.u...cas/8501246.stm
The storm knocked down power lines and left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity.
Nearly 2ft (60cm) of snow had fallen by noon on Saturday in cities across the region, the Associated Press reports.
The governors of Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland have declared states of emergency.
West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are also affected.
The National Weather Service declared a 24-hour blizzard warning for the Washington-Baltimore region until 2200 on Saturday (0300 GMT on Sunday).
Most flights from the Washington-Baltimore area's three main airports and Philadelphia International Airport have been cancelled.
http://news.bbc.co.u...cas/8501246.stm
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WASHINGTON, DC - Residents of the US capital and nearby states were battered by a blizzard of record-breaking proportions today.
President Barack Obama jokingly dubbed it "Snowmageddon," and those brave enough tried to clear a path through the wet, heavy mounds of thigh-high snow.
The snow was falling too quickly in the US capital for crews to keep up, and officials begged residents to stay home and out of the way so that roads might be cleared in time for everyone to return to work Monday. The usually traffic-snarled roads were mostly barren, and Washington's familiar sites and monuments were covered with nearly two feet of snow.
http://www.nzherald....jectid=10624599
President Barack Obama jokingly dubbed it "Snowmageddon," and those brave enough tried to clear a path through the wet, heavy mounds of thigh-high snow.
The snow was falling too quickly in the US capital for crews to keep up, and officials begged residents to stay home and out of the way so that roads might be cleared in time for everyone to return to work Monday. The usually traffic-snarled roads were mostly barren, and Washington's familiar sites and monuments were covered with nearly two feet of snow.
http://www.nzherald....jectid=10624599
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