Massive snowstorm brings chaos across US east coast

A massive snowstorm has brought chaos to the United States’ east coast, shuttering airports, closing schools and forcing the postponement of coronavirus vaccinations into Tuesday morning as New York City steeled itself for possibly one of its heaviest ever snowfalls. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued storm warnings from Virginia to Maine – home to tens of millions of people – as heavy snow mixed with wind gusts up to 80 kilometres per hour spurred blizzards along the eastern seaboard. New York declared a state of emergency restricting non-essential travel, moved all children back to remote learning and rescheduled long-awaited vaccine shots as some parts of the city were hit by more than 1.5 feet of snow. “The storm is still developing. It’s still intensifying. It’s a massive storm,” a CNN meteorologist said, with the broadcaster reporting the extreme weather could continue into Wednesday.