THE US is battling an ice storm which has hit much of the country since Saturday, resulting in flight cancellations, several deaths and power outages from Texas to Tennessee.
Just the Dallas-Fort worth area saw 3cm of sleet and freezing rain, which prompted the cancellation of the Dallas Marathon, among other events, yesterday.
Flight cancellations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport forced thousands of travellers to sleep on cots overnight, reported The Straits Times.
Virginia is bracing for the storm, which is predicted to spread eastwards to the state and up to New England till today, according to the Singapore broadsheet.
Across the country, flight-tracking company FlightStats reported more than 1,700 flights have been cancelled and another 2,115 delayed.
