1The winter storm that moves over New York, Pennsylvania and other states in the northeast of the country left millions of people in almost half a meter of snow a week before Christmas.
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2 Amid the pandemic and a massive vaccination rollout taking place in the region, the storm could disrupt coronavirus testing and delay Christmas deliveries.
Here, snow-covered benches in Boston, Massachusetts.
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3The storm also affected the movement of the tide.
In the image, the houses along the coast of Scituate, Massachusetts.
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4New York authorities prepared with more than 6,000 workers, some 2,000 snow plows and 330,000 tons of salt to try to keep the streets clear.
Pictured are people in Central Park in New York the morning after winter storm Gail hit the East Coast.
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5A group of children play in the snow in New York's Central Park.
Mark Makela AFP
6A woman cleans the sidewalk in Binghamton, New York.
Binghamton Airport reported nearly a meter of snow, according to the National Weather Service.
Craig Ruttle AP
7 The storm also left more than 60 million people under severe weather warnings, from Maine to South Carolina.
Elise Amendola AP
8 Snow covers the streets of Philadelphia.
Alejandro A. Álvarez AP
9A man uses a snow blower to clean the streets of Boston, Massachusetts.
Scott Eisen AFP
10A snow plow pushes snow near Times Square in New York.
TIMOTHY A. CLARY AFP
11The United States National Weather Service reported that travel disruptions and power outages are likely.
Bill Sikes AP
12 Airlines canceled hundreds of flights Wednesday, preventing many returning home for Christmas from traveling.
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13A man operates a snowplow to clear a business parking lot before dawn in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.
Mark Makela AFP
14A person cleans snow from the sidewalk on the night of December 16 in Wayne, Philadelphia.
Charles Fox AP
Winter storm Gail, in pictures
2020-12-17T21:37:53.399Z
A great snowstorm hit the east coast of the United States and its streets were dyed white 1The winter storm that moves over New York, Pennsylvania and other states in the northeast of the country left millions of people in almost half a meter of snow a week before Christmas. Scott Eisen GETTY IMAGES 2 Amid the pandemic and a massive vaccination rollout taking place in the region, the storm could disrupt coronavirus testing and delay Christmas deliveries. Here, snow-covered benches in