Heavy snow wreaks havoc across northeastern U.S.


  • World
  • Friday, 03 Jan 2014

NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - The governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency on Thursday as a major snowstorm hammered the northeastern United States, causing thousands of flight cancellations and paralyzing road travel.

The first major winter storm of 2014 brought bone-chilling temperatures and high winds from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast, with nearly 2 feet (60 cm) of snow falling in some areas of Massachusetts.

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