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Intense winter storm paralyzes US East Coast; 15 dead

24 January 2016 04:53 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The death toll from the massive snowstorm pummeling the US East Coast has reached at least 15, according to tallies given by officials, APA reports quoting Press TV.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Saturday that three people died shoveling snow, while officials in North Carolina said six people died in road accidents. Virginia and Kentucky each reported two fatalities, and one person died in both Maryland and Arkansas.

"It's a reminder to everyone, do not overexert, particularly folks having any kind of health challenges," De Blasio told CNN.

The snow, which began spreading across more of the mid-Atlantic region on Friday evening, cut power for thousands of people.

The snowstorm, dubbed ‘Snowzilla’, cancelled about 5,100 flights on Saturday and 2,800 more on Sunday, said FlightAware.com, the aviation data and tracking website.