Flights to Britain grounded as storm batters US
Thousands of passengers are left stranded in America after 32 flights into Heathrow were cancelled due to bad weather.
A powerful winter storm, nicknamed “Nemo”, dumped nearly two feet of snow on New England as hurricane-force winds hit eastern states of the US and Canada.
The US National Weather Service said up to three feet of snow is expected in Boston, threatening to top the the city’s 2003 record of 27.6 inches.
More than half a million people have been left without power and the storm is being blamed for at least four deaths.
There are also fears of flooding in coastal areas still recovering from Superstorm Sandy in October.
Traffic was banned from all roads in Massachusetts from Friday afternoon – the first restriction of its kind in the state since the blizzard of 1978.
Airlines cancelled more than 5,300 flights, with New York City’s three major airports and Boston’s Logan Airport closed.
Passengers are being advised to check with airlines if their flights are affected.
The governor of New York declared a state emergency on Friday evening, and Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg told workers and schoolchildren to go home early.
