冬季風暴抵達美國東北部

More than 300,000 people across the southeastern United States are without power after deadly and unusual winter storm that coated the region with ice and snow Wednesday as it made its way to the mid-Atlantic and northeastern parts of the nation.

 In the neighboring states of North and South Carolina, the storm made roads and major highways impassible, forcing many drivers to abandon their vehicles. Forecasters said the Carolinas were expected to receive over 20 centimeters of ice and snow through Thursday morning. 

Thousands of flights in and out of the region have been cancelled, stranding scores of passengers at airports. 

The storm is expected to dump more than 30 centimeters of snow across the Washington, D.C. region Thursday. The federal government is closed, along with dozens of local government offices and school districts. 

At least a dozens deaths in the southeastern U.S. have been blamed on the storm, including three people killed when an ambulance skidded off an icy road in Texas.美國東南部地區星期三被冰雪覆蓋。反常的冬季風暴在向大西洋沿岸中部地區和東北部移動期間，在東南部地區造成人員死亡，並使30多萬人失去電力。 在相鄰的北卡羅萊納州和南卡羅萊納州，風暴使大小公路無法通行，很多駕車人被迫棄車而去。天氣預報說，南北卡羅萊納到星期四早晨預計會有超過20釐米的冰雪。 出入該地區的數千航班被取消，不少乘客困在機場。 預計這場風暴將給首都華盛頓各地帶來超過30釐米的降雪。聯邦政府關閉，幾十個地方政府機構和學區也被迫關門。 在美國東南部地區，至少有十餘人的死亡據信與冬季風暴有關，其中有三人因一輛救護車在德克薩斯州一段結冰的路上滑出路面而喪生。