Heavy snow storms in US cause power outages

Heavy snow storms on the US East Coast have forced the cancellation of thousands of flights and have also led to severe power outages in several states and shutting down of the federal government in Washington, D.C. for the day.

More than 20 million people were are under winter storm alerts on Monday, with snow totals in the nation’s capital mostly ranging from five to 10 inches, reports Xinhua news agency.

As the snowfall came to an end in the afternoon in the D.C.-Virginia-Maryland region, the highest total was recorded in Glendie in Virginia’s Stafford County with 13.4 inches, according to data from the National Weather Service.

The severe winter weather, coupled with the recent resurgence of the Covid-19, led to thousands of delays and cancellations of flights.

Total delays of flights within, into or out of the US surpassed 6,000 in late afternoon on Monday, with total cancellations of this category topping 3,000, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware.

Air traffic was the worst hit at the Ronald Reagan National Airport in D.C. and the Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Maryland.

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