US snowstorm causes power cuts in US capital region

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Hundreds of thousands of people remain without power in Washington DC and nearby states after a blizzard blanketed the area with record snows, reports BBC.
Electricity was cut to at least 300,000 homes as the snow felled trees, and cut power lines. Emergency workers are struggling to restore power. Washington got up to 2ft (61cm) of snow, one of the heaviest snowfalls in decades.
The storm disrupted transport from West Virginia to southern New Jersey.
Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland have declared emergencies, allowing them to activate the National Guard to help cope with the wintry onslaught.
Some 300,000 homes are without electricity in Maryland and neighbouring Virginia - the two states that bore the brunt of the storm.