US Northeast digs out, flights resume after major snowstorm

People across the US Northeast on Tuesday were digging themselves out from a massive storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on the region as airlines resumed flights and officials expressed relief the damage had not been worse. At least three people died due to the storm. Thousands of households lost power and COVID-19 vaccination programs were suspended in several states. But by Tuesday afternoon officials appeared relieved that the level of damage and destruction had not been as bad as it might have been. “This is one the most extensive snow events in the history of New York City, so our crews had an incredible job in front of them,” Patrick Foye, chairman of New York state’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, told a news conference. The city’s LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport began to resume flights after canceling more than 700 on Monday and earlier on Tuesday.<br/>