US north-east digs out from blizzard
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Buy SPH photosNEW YORK (AFP) - The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power.
The storm dumped between one and two feet of snow across New England, with hurricane-strength gusts helping to create massive drifts. By late Saturday, the system had moved out toward Canada, battering three provinces there.
New York area airports LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy and Newark, which halted all flights during the height of the storm on Friday, resumed service with delays.
However, FlightAware.com listed almost 2,000 cancellations around the region, on top of the 3,000 plus flights scrapped Friday.
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Mary Leahy shovels out her sidewalk during a blizzard in Medford, Massachusetts, on Feb 9, 2013. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A worker carries a snow shovel across the Ground Zero consturction sight following a major winter storm on Feb 9, 2013, in New York City. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AFP/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
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A dog is walked in Prospect Park in Brooklyn the morning after a massive snow storm on Feb 9, 2013, in New York City. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AFP/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
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People walk with sleds through a snowy Prospect Park in Brooklyn the morning after a massive snow storm on Feb 9, 2013, in New York City. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AFP/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
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A boy watches as another snowboards in Boston Common following a powerful blizzard on Feb 9, 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AFP/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
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Mr John Sonsini uses a snowblower to clear his sidewalk as residents face massive snow removal Saturday, Feb 9, 2013, in Derby, Connecticut. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AP/AUTUMN DRISCOLL/CONNECTICUT POST
Mary Leahy shovels out her sidewalk during a blizzard in Medford, Massachusetts, on Feb 9, 2013. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A worker carries a snow shovel across the Ground Zero consturction sight following a major winter storm on Feb 9, 2013, in New York City. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AFP/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
A dog is walked in Prospect Park in Brooklyn the morning after a massive snow storm on Feb 9, 2013, in New York City. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AFP/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
People walk with sleds through a snowy Prospect Park in Brooklyn the morning after a massive snow storm on Feb 9, 2013, in New York City. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AFP/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
A boy watches as another snowboards in Boston Common following a powerful blizzard on Feb 9, 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AFP/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA
Mr John Sonsini uses a snowblower to clear his sidewalk as residents face massive snow removal Saturday, Feb 9, 2013, in Derby, Connecticut. The north-eastern United States (US) slowly got back on the move on Saturday after a fierce blizzard paralysed air, road and rail travel and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. --PHOTO: AP/AUTUMN DRISCOLL/CONNECTICUT POST
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