Snowfalls hit the northeastern United States. In New York and Washington, heavy snow has been falling without interruption since Sunday evening.
On Monday, the US capital, Washington and New York were practically paralyzed: the thickness of the snow cover reached 30 cm.
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If in the north of New York State snow in such volumes is a usual phenomenon in winter, then for the city of the same name it is a rare natural disaster.
Throughout Monday, Washington and New York were inundated with snow that continued to fall. Shops, post offices, banks, cafes and restaurants were closed.
Life in the northeastern United States froze
Life in the northeastern United States froze
Public transport was intermittent, and dozens of flights were delayed.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo personally got behind the wheel of the car and traveled from the state capital, Albany to the Big Apple, stating that he did not violate his own call for the population to stay at home and not use private transport. Cuomo said he continued to carry out his work duties and intended to personally oversee the removal and removal of snow from the streets.
If in the north of New York State snow in such volumes is a habitual phenomenon in winter, then for the city of the same name it is a rare natural disaster.
If in the north of New York State snow in such volumes is a habitual phenomenon in winter, then for the city of the same name it is a rare natural disaster.
Bad weather changed the plans of not only ordinary Americans, but also the president of the country himself. Joe Biden, who had promised to present his administration's foreign policy doctrine to the State Department, was forced to cancel the meeting, since none of the department employees showed up for work.
In New York and Washington, heavy snow has been falling without interruption since Sunday evening
In New York and Washington, heavy snow has been falling without interruption since Sunday evening
But the press secretary of the White House, Jennifer Psaki, did not cancel the press briefing: the journalists overcame the snow drifts and used the opportunity to ask questions of interest to them, mainly related to the domestic American agenda.
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Snow delighted the pandas living in the Washington Zoo. Social networks have filled comic videos in which bumpy pandas do hilarious tricks in the snow.
Snowfalls hit northeastern USA
Snowfalls hit northeastern USA
Not without sad statistics: at least 3 people became victims of the disaster. It is reported that one died as a result of an accident that occurred on a snow-covered highway, another person lost his way in the mountains died of hypothermia, a third victim died in a fire caused by a faulty electric fireplace.
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The temperature on the US East Coast is expected to rise this morning and the rainfall will stop.
