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NOS News•Sunday 30 January 2022, 03:50
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Heavy snow showers have caused traffic and power outages in the northeastern United States. More than half a meter of snow fell in the states of New York and Massachusetts yesterday. In that first state, two people were killed by the storm.
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According to the American news channel NBC, a snowblower found a woman dead in her car on Long Island, which is part of New York. The other victim is a man who fell into a swimming pool while clearing snow.
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According to the news channel, both cases involve two elderly New Yorkers. The city urges residents to only go out when necessary.
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A car ends up in a ditch in the state of Massachusetts due to snow showers –
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The famous street artist ‘The Naked Cowboy’ walks on the street in New York –
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A snowthrower at work in New York City –
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The snowstorm also caused high waves in the Massachusetts town of Scituate –
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A man walks his dog in Orleans, Massachusetts –
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In other states, winter weather is also causing problems. More than 95,000 homes in Massachusetts are without power.
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The severe winter weather was expected. A state of emergency had been declared in five states because it would be the heaviest snowfall in years.
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The cold is also reaching Florida, where it could drop to six degrees below freezing, according to the NWS National Weather Agency.
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The NWS warns iguanas could fall from trees in Florida as they cripple because of the cold:
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Air traffic is also affected by the extreme winter weather. Thousands of flights in New York and New Jersey, among other places, have been cancelled.
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