Over half a meter of snow հits parts of US East Coast

Heavy snowfall has buried parts of the US East Coast under over half a meter of snow, the BBC reports, citing the US National Weather Service.

Winter storm warnings stretch from North Carolina to northern Maine, with warnings also in place in parts of eastern Canada.

More than 5,000 flights into and out of the US have been cancelled so far on Monday, and hundreds of thousands of people are without power.