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| US killer winter storm marches north | US killer winter storm marches north |
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| The latest snow storm to blanket the US Atlantic coast this winter is marching north, after being blamed for the deaths of nearly two dozen people. | The latest snow storm to blanket the US Atlantic coast this winter is marching north, after being blamed for the deaths of nearly two dozen people. |
| Doctors are trying to save the baby of a 36-year-old expectant mother who was killed by a snow plough in New York. | |
| A sheriff in Georgia has "cancelled" Valentine's Day celebrations because of the bad weather. | A sheriff in Georgia has "cancelled" Valentine's Day celebrations because of the bad weather. |
| The winter has left the Great Lakes of the US Midwest almost completely frozen for the first time in two decades. | The winter has left the Great Lakes of the US Midwest almost completely frozen for the first time in two decades. |
| More than 440,000 households were still without electricity by Friday morning, mainly in Georgia and South Carolina, down from 1.2 million. | More than 440,000 households were still without electricity by Friday morning, mainly in Georgia and South Carolina, down from 1.2 million. |
| More snow forecast | More snow forecast |
| The weather system is predicted to taper off as it crawls farther north from New England. | The weather system is predicted to taper off as it crawls farther north from New England. |
| A milder storm is expected to dump up to 3in (7cm) on the East Coast over the weekend, reports the National Weather Service. | A milder storm is expected to dump up to 3in (7cm) on the East Coast over the weekend, reports the National Weather Service. |
| Road conditions in some areas were still treacherous. Sixteen people were injured, five severely, in a multiple vehicle pile-up near Philadelphia on Friday morning. | |
| Many schools remained closed in eight states from Virginia to Maine, while the federal government in Washington DC opened two hours late after shutting down completely on Thursday. | Many schools remained closed in eight states from Virginia to Maine, while the federal government in Washington DC opened two hours late after shutting down completely on Thursday. |
| Almost 1,300 flights were cancelled on Friday, compared with 6,500 a day earlier. All flights were grounded at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday. | Almost 1,300 flights were cancelled on Friday, compared with 6,500 a day earlier. All flights were grounded at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday. |
| The storm dumped around a foot of snow across the region, though some areas, such as upstate New York, saw up to 27in of the white stuff. | |
| The weather system, nicknamed Pax by meteorologists, has been blamed for 21 deaths, mainly from road accidents. | |
| Pregnant Min Lin, 36, died after being struck on Thursday by a snow plough as it reversed outside a shopping centre in Brooklyn, New York City. | |
| She was taken to a hospital, where her nearly full-term baby, weighing 6lb 6oz, was delivered by caesarean section. | She was taken to a hospital, where her nearly full-term baby, weighing 6lb 6oz, was delivered by caesarean section. |
| The child is in a critical condition in a neonatal intensive care unit, a hospital spokeswoman said. | The child is in a critical condition in a neonatal intensive care unit, a hospital spokeswoman said. |
| No immediate charges were brought against the driver. | No immediate charges were brought against the driver. |
| Valentine's Day 'cancelled' | Valentine's Day 'cancelled' |
| The fresh spasm of foul weather has delayed tens of thousands of deliveries of Valentine's Day flowers. | The fresh spasm of foul weather has delayed tens of thousands of deliveries of Valentine's Day flowers. |
| "It's a godawful thing," Mike Flood, owner of Falls Church Florist in Virginia, told the Associated Press news agency. "We're going to lose money. There's no doubt about it." | "It's a godawful thing," Mike Flood, owner of Falls Church Florist in Virginia, told the Associated Press news agency. "We're going to lose money. There's no doubt about it." |
| A sheriff in north-eastern Georgia, meanwhile, said he was cancelling Valentine's Day because of the bad weather. | A sheriff in north-eastern Georgia, meanwhile, said he was cancelling Valentine's Day because of the bad weather. |
| In an apparently tongue-in-cheek Facebook post, Sheriff Scott Berry declared the Oconee County region a "No Valentines [sic] Day Zone". | In an apparently tongue-in-cheek Facebook post, Sheriff Scott Berry declared the Oconee County region a "No Valentines [sic] Day Zone". |
| He said all men in the area were exempt from having to buy chocolate or other gifts for their partners until next Tuesday. | He said all men in the area were exempt from having to buy chocolate or other gifts for their partners until next Tuesday. |
| It has been a particularly icy winter in the US, with almost back-to-back bitter cold snaps. | It has been a particularly icy winter in the US, with almost back-to-back bitter cold snaps. |
| The Great Lakes - which hold nearly a fifth of the freshwater on the world's surface - are currently 88% covered with ice. | The Great Lakes - which hold nearly a fifth of the freshwater on the world's surface - are currently 88% covered with ice. |
| The last time they came this close was in 1994, when 94% of the lakes' surface was frozen, said the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. | The last time they came this close was in 1994, when 94% of the lakes' surface was frozen, said the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. |