Thursday, 27 January 2011

Lockdown! Chaos after up to 19 inches of snow paralyses roads and airports on U.S. East Coast

Daily Mail
*Up to 19 inches of snow fell on parts of East Coast
*State of emergency called in New York City
*650,000 homes and business left without power at height of storm
*Thousands of airline passengers stranded as airports remain closed
*Schools across the region shut for a second day
*Obama's motorcade stranded for an hour in Washington

"Forecasters revealed today that New York is on course to be the snowiest in the city's history with a total of up to 38 inches, smashing the previous record of 27.4 inches dating back to 1925."

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