'Bomb cyclone' brings travel chaos and deaths to US north-east

January 04, 2018 23:14

A winter storm has caused travel chaos on the US north-east and is being blamed for up to 17 deaths.

More than 3,300 US flights were cancelled on Thursday as snow blanketed parts of New York and New England, as well as eastern Canada.

Boston could get up to 18 inches of snow, while New York City is bracing for up 1ft, say forecasters.

The storm, known as a "bomb cyclone", is expected to continue to affect eastern North America into the weekend.

Nearly 60 million people are in the path of the storm, with weather warnings in effect from the Maine to parts of Georgia in the US.

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