New York (Reuters) - a snowstorm continue to beat the northeastern part of the United States on Saturday, disrupted thousands of flight, shut off the highway and public transportation and regions over the snow.
Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, there are more than 200000 interruption in the United States, Massachusetts, Rhode Island of more than 100000, in Connecticut and 30000, according to the local utility company.
Forecasters warn that about 2 feet of snow blanket for up to 30 inches of Boston some parts of the region. New York is because in some areas about a foot high, while the snow is expected to in Connecticut and Maine.
Wind: per hour 35 to forty miles (56 to 64 kilometers per hour) (Friday) in the afternoon and forecast predicts the gust of wind speed of sixty miles to night of the passage of time.
Storm, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Maine's governor has declared a state of emergency in the face of terrible storm. Massachusetts governor DE val Patrick Friday afternoon start, rare banned most car travel, Connecticut governor Dannel malloy closed state highway, but emergency vehicles.
Friday night some commuter trains running between New York city and the stern's task county, long island and Connecticut has suspended. On Friday afternoon, beauty iron railway service suspended in New York, Boston and points north and south.
In many cases, the authorities ordered the necessary government workers stay at home, do the same for private employers, tell people are prepared to power, and encourage them to check the elderly or disabled neighbor.
"People need to treat the storm," malloy said, the governor of Connecticut. "Please stay at home, but in real emergency cases, once the weather gets bad."
The storm is bad news for everyone.
In New York city mayor Michael bloomberg advise people to relax at home - cooking or see a movie. Bloomberg said he plans to pursue his sleep.
She storage rich, in brooklyn grocery store, and old Chevallier Jackie chan said, no big snow, two years later, she has been looking for wake up the white sea.
"I like to ski," she said.
The storm also brought risk, in the high tide water immersion area is still in the recovery Superstorm sandy last October.
"Many flooded by hurricane sandy tidal surge only about 100 days ago the same community may see some mild coastal flooding this evening," bloomberg said.
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