North-east US digs out after massive blizzard blankets the region

Hundreds of thousands are still without power as businesses and schools slowly come back onlineCities across the north-east US are digging out from the snow after Monday’s blizzard, which halted travel across the region and caused hundreds of thousands of power outages.Meteorologists said that the storm was the strongest in a decade, dumping more than 2ft (61cm) of snow in parts of the region. More than 3ft (91cm) fell in Rhode Island – surpassing snow totals from the north-east’s historic blizzard of 1978. Continue reading…