Early snowstorm hits US East Coast killing at least six
The authorities say at least six people have died in snow-related accidents.
More than three million homes have lost their electricity supply from Maryland to Massachusetts - some residents have been warned they may be without power for several days.
The snowfall eased on Sunday, as the storm headed north from Maine.
It had worsened as it moved north, with states of emergency declared in New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and parts of New York.
Communities in western Massachusetts were among the hardest hit.
Nantucket in Massachusetts experienced wind speeds of 69mph (111km/h), a National Weather Service (NWS) statement said.
A number of deaths were reported in the storm:
- Two people were killed in a crash on an icy road in Philadelphia, while falling snow killed an 84-year-old man in Temple, Pennsylvania
- A traffic accident killed one person in Colchester, Connecticut
- Another traffic accident killed a 54-year-old New York woman
- In Springfield, Massachusetts, a man died when he touched a protective rail surrounding downed power lines
Connecticut Governor Dannel P Malloy cautioned the 750,000 people who were without electricity in his state that the effects of the storm would still be felt after the snowfall stopped.
"If you are without power, you should expect to be without power for a prolonged period of time," CBS News quoted him as saying.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's house was one of the 600,000 suffering power cuts in the state; Kazinform cites BBC.
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