OVFUKY

The north-east of the United States is dealing with the aftermath of a massive blizzard which caused at least eight deaths and paralysed the region with high winds and heavy snow.

An estimated 350,000 customers were still without power in the wake of the storm that struck a slew of states and dumped as much as three feet (1 metre) of snow across New England before battering three Canadian provinces.The majority of the service disruptions were in hard-hit Massachusetts, where governor Deval Patrick said 250,000 people were without power.As crews worked to clear roads and sidewalks, travel conditions in the area slowly began to pick up and return to normal.New York area airports LaGuardia, John F Kennedy and Newark, which halted all flights during the height of the storm, resumed service on Saturday with some delays.Boston's Logan International Airport warned travellers it was still experiencing some weather-related delays and cancellations.