In Pictures: Winter ‘storm of the century’ batters US Northeast
Al JazeeraA powerful winter storm engulfed the US Northeast on Monday, blanketing much of the region in heavy snow, blasting coastal areas with high winds and bringing New York City and other major urban centres nearly to a standstill. Outdoor subway service in New York City and PATH commuter trains linking Manhattan and New Jersey were suspended. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York City and 44 other counties and warned of possible road closures in the hours ahead. It’s going to get very bad very quickly.” More than 90 percent of flights at New York City-area airports were cancelled, said Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and operations suspended at La Guardia and John F Kennedy airports in Queens.
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