More than 600,000 homes and businesses without power as 32 inches of snow falls on US east coast

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More than 600,000 homes and businesses without power as 32 inches of snow falls on US east coast

Summary

There are "near impossible" travel conditions in New York today, a state agency warns, as a major storm hits the US east coast

Parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts have seen over 32 inches (83cm) of snow fall, with over 19 inches in New York's Central Park, the National Weather Service says

Winter storm warnings stretch from North Carolina to northern Maine, with warnings also in place in parts of eastern Canada

More than 5,600 flights into and out of the US have been cancelled

Over 600,000 homes and businesses are without power with New Jersey and Massachusetts the worst hit

In New York City, the snow is shin-deep and trees have fallen across streets, Brandon Livesay reports

Time-lapse footage shows the Empire State Building engulfed by snow overnight by the storm

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