At least 15 people have died in six states as a result of the monster snow storm battering the eastern United States, AFP cited officials saying on January 24.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed 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.
The storm — dubbed “Snowzilla” — clobbered a large swath of the eastern US, dumping near-record amounts of snow on Washington, New York and other major cities.