North-east US digs out after massive blizzard blankets the region
Hundreds of thousands are still without power as businesses and schools slowly come back onlineCities across the north-east US are digging out from the snow after Monday’s blizzard, which halted...
By Sara Braun in New York · The Guardian World
Hundreds of thousands are still without power as businesses and schools slowly come back online Cities across the north-east US are digging out from the snow after Monday’s blizzard , which halted travel across the region and caused hundreds of thousands of power outages. Meteorologists said that the storm was the strongest in a decade , dumping more than 2ft (61cm) of snow in parts of the region. More than 3ft (91cm) fell in Rhode Island – surpassing snow totals from the north-east’s historic blizzard of 1978. Continue reading...