Blizzard Slams Northeast US: New York, Boston Declare Emergencies, Impose Travel Bans

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Blizzard Batters Northeast US: States of Emergency, Travel Bans Declared

A fast-developing storm is threatening to pummel the US East Coast with a foot (30cm) or more of snow beginning Sunday, bringing Mother Nature's wrath to a region that only just dug out from a previous winter wallop. (AFP)

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Firstpost•23-02-2026, 07:45

Blizzard Batters Northeast US: States of Emergency, Travel Bans Declared

•Powerful winter storm hits New York, Boston, and other Northeast US cities, impacting 59 million people.
•States of emergency declared in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
•New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders shutdown of city's traffic network for non-emergency travel.
•Around 40 million people under blizzard warnings, 19 million under winter storm warnings.
•Over 20,000 power outages in New Jersey, thousands more in Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland; 3,900 US flights cancelled.

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