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Page last updated at 18:42 GMT, Sunday, 20 December 2009

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In pictures: US snowstorms

Bus in snowy Washington on 19 December 2009

A fierce winter snowstorm has pummelled the eastern United States, causing travel chaos and forcing airline cancellations in many airports.

Cars are dug out in New York City, 20 Dec

New York City was the latest to suffer - recording up to 11in (28cm) of snow by Sunday.

Snow blankets statues at Korean War memorial in Washington on 19 December 2009

Frozen in time, these statues at the Korean War Veterans National Memorial in Washington were not spared a dusting...

Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, 20 Dec

...neither were the headstones of the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Snow scene in Sea Cliff, New York state, 20 Dec

Streets were largely deserted in many towns and villages, as here in Sea Cliff, New York state, with fears Christmas trading could have suffered.

Jazmine Brownlee, 16, sleds down the snow covered steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art , 20 Dec

The snow-covered steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art proved an attraction for this youngster.

Siberian Husky in the snow in Washington on 19 December 2009

Some areas declared a snow emergency, warning people to stay at home, but this Siberian Husky, Tiki, was in its element near the US Capitol.

A man in shorts runs in snowy Washington on 19 December 2009

And this man in shorts jogging across a deserted Pennsylvania Avenue in the US capital was not about to let the extreme weather interfere with his exercise regime.

Vehicle stuck in snow on motorway in Arlington, Virginia, on 19 December 2009

Several hundred motorists in Virginia became stranded in their vehicles and had to be rescued by the National Guard.

Woman uses snow blower in Baltimore on 19 December 2009

Across the East Coast, householders were busy clearing snow drifts from outside homes. In Baltimore, this woman set to work with a vengeance with a blower.

Three-year-old girl clears snow off driveway in Delaware on 19 December 2009

With so much to clear, every helping hand was needed, as this three-year-old girl discovered in Hockessin, Delaware.

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