After a holiday season marked by particularly mild temperatures, a snowstorm swept across Washington and the surrounding area on Monday, shutting down federal services and schools, stopping buses, and accentuating air traffic disruptions.
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1. The White House, Washington's emblematic building, is adorned with its white jacket
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2. At least 18 cm of snow fell on the American capital and it could go up to 25 cm
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3. "Be prepared for snowy and slippery roads making traffic difficult, weather services warned, placing the city on a winter storm alert."
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4. The winter storm could cause potential "snow storms" and "floods"
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5. The government announced Monday morning the closure of federal services in the city of Washington
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6. The city has also ordered the stop of bus traffic, as well as the closure of the Covid-19 screening centers and the suspension of the distribution of rapid tests.
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7. "If it is not absolutely necessary that you go out, stay at home and do not take the road", enjoined the mayor of Washington
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8. At least 440,000 homes were without power in Virginia and 76,000 in neighboring Maryland.
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9. Americans were able to take advantage of the snow to have fun outdoors
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10. The snowstorm also accentuated the chaos that had already reigned in air traffic in the United States for weeks.
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