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| Deadly US snow storm sparks chaos | Deadly US snow storm sparks chaos |
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| The latest deadly US winter storm of the season has wreaked chaos at one of America's busiest airports, sparked mass power cuts and claimed two lives. | The latest deadly US winter storm of the season has wreaked chaos at one of America's busiest airports, sparked mass power cuts and claimed two lives. |
| Storm warnings are in force in a dozen central and north-eastern US states. More than 200 flights were cancelled at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. | Storm warnings are in force in a dozen central and north-eastern US states. More than 200 flights were cancelled at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. |
| Slippery roads have been blamed for the deaths of a 24-year-old Michigan woman and a 51-year-old woman in Wisconsin. | Slippery roads have been blamed for the deaths of a 24-year-old Michigan woman and a 51-year-old woman in Wisconsin. |
| More than 100,000 customers are without electricity in parts of Pennsylvania. | More than 100,000 customers are without electricity in parts of Pennsylvania. |
| Up to 12in (30cm) of snowfall is forecast around Pittsburgh on Sunday, said the National Weather Service. | Up to 12in (30cm) of snowfall is forecast around Pittsburgh on Sunday, said the National Weather Service. |
| Around Indianapolis, up to 7in (18cm) of snow is expected and 8in (20cm) is forecast in the Boston area. | Around Indianapolis, up to 7in (18cm) of snow is expected and 8in (20cm) is forecast in the Boston area. |
| Dozens of traffic accidents, most of them minor, have been blamed on vehicles sliding off icy roads. | Dozens of traffic accidents, most of them minor, have been blamed on vehicles sliding off icy roads. |
| The snowfall comes less than a week after an ice storm claimed 38 lives in the Midwest. | The snowfall comes less than a week after an ice storm claimed 38 lives in the Midwest. |
| Tens of thousands of people in the affected areas of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri still have no electricity. | Tens of thousands of people in the affected areas of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri still have no electricity. |
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