Millions of folks beneath blizzard watch as historic winter storm hits US northeastprinted at 08:19 GMT
Image supply, AFP by way of Getty ImagesA significant snowstorm — anticipated to be the worst in practically a decade — began slamming components of the East Coast of the US on Sunday. It’s anticipated to proceed into Monday afternoon.
Around 40 million persons are beneath blizzard warnings, together with in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Long Island, whereas one other 19 million are dealing with winter storm warnings.
New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut are among the many areas beneath states of emergency, with as much as 24 inches of snow anticipated to fall in components of the area, in accordance with the National Weather Service.
As of midnight native time (05:00 GMT) on Monday, a lot of the north-east had already been blanketed in a number of inches of snow – with 10 inches reported in components of New York and New Jersey.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has issued a travel ban, which means solely important autos are allowed on roads and bridges all through the 5 boroughs, from 21:00 native time Sunday by 12:00 Monday. All faculties within the metropolis will likely be closed on Monday too.
Thousands of flights have already been cancelled, and officers are warning that any travel will likely be harmful.
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