Monday, February 08, 2010 WASHINGTON: US’s northeast was hit by a devastating winter storm today that dumped several feet of snow around Washington DC and caused widespread chaos. The gigantic weather system, predicted to be one of the largest storms on record in the region, effectively brought the US federal government to a halt. Workers were sent home early on Friday and it was unclear whether federal offices would reopen tomorrow. Government advisors suggested all residents of the city stay indoors and the underground train system stopped running in many places. "Stay in unless you absolutely have to be out," said John Lisle, of the district department of transportation. Flights were also badly hit, with hundreds of cancellations and several airports closing. Washington's international airport, Dulles, was using just one runway. Hundreds of thousands of people were also left without power in the storm's wake after fallen trees hit power lines. The sudden...
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