Two major winter storms have caused severe disruption to northeastern regions of the United States over the last week, affecting millions of people and forcing several states to declare emergencies. The heavy snowfall and strong winds associated with the storms caused trees and power lines to fall across the region, which in turn knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. There have also been reports of property damage as buildings collapsed under the weight of heavy snow. States of emergencies have been declared in Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and New Jersey after record-breaking snowfall. The storms forced government buildings, businesses and schools in the region to close and caused severe transport disruption. Reports said at least two people were killed during the storms.

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