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On Wednesday, December 16, one of the largest snow storms in recent years began in the northeastern United States. First it reached Maryland, Virginia and the Washington area of the capital, then also large cities on the east coast such as New York, Philadelphia and Boston, with spells of snow and rain.
It is a storm called “Nor’easter” (the name derives from the direction from which the winds blow, from the north and from the east), that is, a large-scale cyclone in the northwest of the Atlantic Ocean, which usually hits the northeast coast. of the United States and the Atlantic provinces of Canada, especially between November and March. In this case there was a lot of snow, but the storm “Nor’easter” can also reach the force of a hurricane, depending on the wind speed.
The heavy snow has mainly caused traffic accidents in the areas affected by the storm. In Clinton County Pennsylvania, a rear-end collision involving a dozen cars resulted in two deaths; In Virginia, police said a 19-year-old boy was killed in one of many reported incidents. Many schools that had recently returned to face-to-face lessons, especially in New York, have been forced to close and will switch to distance education. In some cities, several points where coronavirus swabs could be taken will also be closed.
Hundreds of flights have been canceled, the rail service has been suspended or modified for some sections, but an attempt will be made to guarantee minimum commuter services, as well as bus services. In New York, where a foot of snow is expected, city bike sharing has also been suspended, as have ferries. According to forecasts, there will be between 20 and 30 centimeters of snow also in Boston and 20 centimeters in Philadelphia, while in Washington and Baltimore it should not exceed 7-8 centimeters.
In these cases, the so-called “Code Blue” is normally activated in New York to meet the needs of the homeless, who are offered a bed and shelter. Most of them, however, are in group shelters with many beds in some rooms, which homeless people usually already avoid for fear of theft and more this year for fear of coronavirus infections. As most hotel rooms are empty at the moment due to emergency health restrictions, some hotel rooms in the city are already offered to those living on the street and many are asking for them to come. other offers until the storm passes.
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