Commuters wait in line for buses during a fierce winter storm in New York City on January 26, 2015. Photo: Andrew Kelly, EPA
Commuters wait in line for buses during a fierce winter storm in New York City on January 26, 2015. Photo: Andrew Kelly, EPA
Crews load road salt into trucks in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on January 26, 2015. Photo: Brian Snyder, Reuters
A man de-ices a plane during a snow storm at LaGuardia Airport in New York on January 26, 2015. Airlines cancelled thousands of flights into and out of East Coast airports as a major blizzard hit the region. Photo: Seth Wenig, AP
A child plays in Central Park as it snows in the Manhattan borough of New York on January 26, 2015. Photo: Carlo Allegri, Reuters
Snow removal equipment sits on the tarmac at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 26, 2015, ahead of a major winter storm. Photo: Brian Snyder, Reuters
A worker clears the pavement near Foley Square during a winter storm in New York City on January 26, 2015. Photo: Andrew Kelly, EPA
A snow plough clears the streets in New York City on January 26, 2015. Photo: Jason Szenes, EPA
A woman crosses 1st Avenue as it snows in the Manhattan borough of New York on January 26, 2015. Photo: Carlo Allegri, Reuters
People take pictures of Swiss artist Peter Regli's "Snow Monsters 2015" during a winter storm in New York on January 26, 2015. Photo: Jason Szenes, EPA
A woman is seen on a public transportation bus during snowfall in the Queens borough of New York on January 26, 2015. Photo: Shannon Stapleton, Reuters
Valentin Borriello, from Paris, France, has his photograph taken by a friend while lying on 7th Avenue during a snow storm in Times Square, New York, on January 26, 2015. Photo: Adrees Latif, Reuters
Alexander Valeur of Denmark and Katia Borredo from Mexico carry their baggage through a snow storm in Times Square, New York, on January 27, 2015. Photo: Adrees Latif, Reuters
Published Jan 27, 2015
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A life-threatening blizzard barrelled into the US Northeast, affecting up to 20 percent of Americans as it kept workers and students housebound, halted thousands of flights and prompted New York to ban cars from roads and shut down subway trains.
With memories still fresh of Sandy, a superstorm that ravaged the East Coast in 2012, the governors of six East Coast states declared emergencies. The storm could affect up to 60 million people in nearly a dozen states.