(20 Dec 2009)
Washington, DC
1. US flags flying around Washington Monument, pull out to wide of monument showing snow
2. Pull out of snow plough clearing sidewalk in front of monument
3. People shovelling snow in street
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Enoc Lopez, Washington resident:
“Very cold. A lot of work for this money. A lot of work. But, it’s good. Light.”
5. Pan from street to frozen Georgetown Canal
6. Washington resident Kierra Rich using with video camera
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kierra Rich, Washington resident:
Oh, its beautiful. I loved the storm yesterday. We actually went out sledding when the snow was falling and it was great. And I just love the elements and I love that there are no cars on the street. That’s like the best. It’s just beautiful.”
8. Couple walking dog across snowy street
New York City, New York
9. Wide of Broadway looking towards Times Square, pull out to show pile of snow at side of street
10. Wide of front loader carrying snow, tipping it into dumper truck
11. Workers scraping snow off sidewalk
12. Pan of workers scraping snow at crossroads
Boston, Massachusetts
13. Wide of snow-covered street
14. Snow plough trucks on street, pull out to bus rounding corner, pan of people crossing street
15. Traffic on snow-covered street, pedestrians crossing
16. Man with snow blower cleaning sidewalk
STORYLINE:
A fierce storm hit the East Coast of the United States this weekend, dropping a record snowfall, stranding travellers and causing at least five deaths.
Many people spent Sunday digging out of the massive snowfall that dropped up to two feet (60 centimetres) of snow in some places along the coast.
The storm crippled travel and disappointed New England shop owners the weekend before Christmas as their customers were left stranded at home.
In Washington, bright sunshine followed in the wake of Saturday’s blizzard like conditions.
The National Mall, normally swarming with tourists, was instead the scene of snowball fights and football games in the drifts.
National park service crews worked to clear sidewalks and prepare streets for the Monday morning rush hour.
In Georgetown, a trendy section of Washington, businesses were trying to clear snow from entrances and sidewalks.
In Times Square in New York City, hundreds of city workers cleared the streets with front loaders and shovels.
New York’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg, said he plans to have the streets cleared for Monday’s morning rush hour.
Nearly 11 inches (28 centimetres) of snow fell on New York City, the National Weather Service said.
Around New York City, the brunt of the storm hit Long Island, with whiteout conditions and 26.3 inches (66.8 centimetres) was recorded in Upton – a record since measurements began in 1949.
The National Weather Service said the storm gave Philadelphia, which began keeping records in 1884, its second-largest snowfall: 23.2 inches (58.9 centimetres).
And in Boston, the last major metropolitan area to be hit by the storm, the clean up is just beginning.
Boston was expected to see 18 inches (45.7 centimetres) of snow.
Local officials in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Boston are promising to have streets cleared and mass transit running for the Monday morning rush hour.
One person in Virginia was killed in a traffic accident, and authorities said the weather may have contributed to another traffic death there.
A third death in Virginia is believed to have been caused by exposure.
In Ohio, two people were killed in accidents on snow-covered roads.
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