EASY U.S HIT BY HEAVY SNOW STORMS

The US north-east is emerging from a huge winter storm which dumped up to 2ft (70cm) of snow in the Washington area. One of the worst blizzards in decades had sprawled 500 miles (800km) over a dozen states, affecting about one in four Americans. Federal government agencies in Washington will remain closed today as the capital clears up. The storm proved milder for New York which saw 1ft (35cm) of snow. Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky and Delaware, along with Washington and Philadelphia, at some stage all declared emergencies.