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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

Last updated on: February 11, 2013 10:04 IST
Snow blankets the shoulders of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Union Sqaure, New York

The biggest snowstorm to hit the US east coast in more than a decade has left at least six people dead and homes across five states without power.

Residents have begun the back-breaking task of shovelling away as much as a metre of snow after a blizzard hit the region.

As the region recovered, another large winter storm building across the Northern Plains is expected to leave a foot of snow and bring high winds from Colorado to central Minnesota into Monday, the National Weather Service said.

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

Last updated on: February 11, 2013 10:04 IST

A man operates a snowblower in the Back Bay neighbourhood following a powerful blizzard on February 10 that dumped more than two feet of snow in parts of New England and left more than 200,000 Massachusetts customers without power

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

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Snow being cleared in front of the Boston Public Library

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

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A bicycle left overnight lays caked in snow in New York

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

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A woman walks past a man clearing snow from a sidewalk in the Back Bay neighbourhood

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

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A man walks through snow in the Back Bay neighbourhood following a powerful blizzard on February 10, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

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Snow remains in Copley Square (lower L) with clear skies following a powerful blizzard on February 9, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

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Passersby help push a taxi out of a snow drift in New York

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

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A woman walks past a snow covered Vespa in New York

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

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A woman take pictures of the skyline of New York and One World Trade Center from the side of Weehawken in New Jersey

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US east coast digs out of snowstorm Nemo

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A couple hugs on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts

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