US East Coast returns to normal after blizzard

The East Coast states of the United States are struggling to return to normal after a snow storm - dubbed snowzilla - hit the country for three days, bringing life to a halt during the timeMajor U.S. East Coast cities struggled yesterday to return to normal following a massive weekend blizzard that dropped about 60.96 centimeters of snow on cities including New York and Washington, while around 30 deaths were blamed on the snow storm. 

Commuters faced delayed trains and buses and traffic was heavy heading into major metropolitan areas as many roads remained clogged with drifts of snow. 

In Washington, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said federal government offices were shut yesterday, while further north, the New York Stock Exchange and the city's public schools were scheduled to open as usual. 

At least 30 people have died from storm-related causes including traffic accidents and heart attacks while shoveling, with deaths reported in states stretching from Arkansas to New York. 

Air travel remained seriously affected as some 1,390 U.S. flights were canceled on Jan. 25, with Newark Liberty International Airport, New York's LaGuardia Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport the hardest hit, according to FlightAware.com. 

More than 12,000 U.S. flights were slashed from Jan. 22 through Jan. 25, with some airlines cancelling flights into Jan. 26, FlightAware reported. 

The blizzard was the second biggest snowstorm in New York City history, with 68 cm measured in Central Park by midnight on Jan. 23, shy of the record 68.3 cm set in 2006, the National Weather Service said. 

The NWS said 57 cm fell in Washington at the National Zoo, and Baltimore-Washington International Airport...