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Parts of the US East Coast have been battered by blizzard conditions and heavy snowfall, sparking transport chaos and power cuts for thousands.

Five states declared an emergency hours before piles of snow and high winds blasted the area on Saturday.

Some areas of Massachusetts have seen as much as 2.5ft (75cm) of snow, with locals told to hunker down inside.

Nearly 6,000 US flights were cancelled across the weekend, with conditions expected to lighten on Sunday.

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a winter storm which is battered the

east coast of the united states has left

tens of thousands of people without

power heavy snowfalls at least 60

centimeters in boston and new york state

have been whipped up by fierce winds

triggering blizzard conditions with zero

visibility in places several states have

declared emergencies and residents

across the eastern seaboard have been

told to avoid unnecessary travel here’s

our north american correspondent peter

bose

a blanket of snow covers times square in

new york city the streets largely

deserted as most people hunker down at

home

this has been a colossal storm a bomb

cyclone as it’s known a combination of

heavy snow and strong winds approaching

the strength of a hurricane

this winter wonderland in the heart of

new york city is fun for some but

heading out for a selfie moment is not

advised by the authorities the blizzard

conditions can be extremely dangerous

the snowscapes in new york are repeated

across great swathes of the eastern

united states boston airport in

massachusetts is under a thick layer

across the region around six thousand

weekend flights have been cancelled

in many neighborhoods snow plowers and

salt spreaders have been working for

hours to try to clear the roads many

homes are without power

you get the prevailing northeast winds

it really impacts the coastal areas they

get that strong wind that comes off the

ocean so in addition to having to deal

with you know borderline historic

amounts of snow you get the winds that

just push all of that water on shore

along the coast battered by strong winds

flood warnings have been issued as the

storm moves northwards

with frigid potentially life-threatening

temperatures overnight officials are

urging people to stay indoors until the

storm passes

this is what is the dangerousness we’re

talking about we’re expecting

temperatures in the single digits

tonight into tomorrow morning and this

is when frostbite kicks in look at how

serious that can be so uh so we are

trying to remind everybody take this

very seriously

the worst of the snowfall is almost over

but the dangers posed by the extreme

conditions will linger with a huge

cleanup operation likely to last several

days peter bose bbc news

 

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