Over the weekend a unusually large snowstorm for this time of year affected over 60 million people in the north east. Around 2.3 million people were left without power as a result of the snowstorm, this is about the same amount of people who had no power after Hurricane Katrina. This large snowstorm resulted in Halloween being canceled in many cities and 11 people lost their lives from the storm. 20-30 inches of snow fell in areas across the north east resulting in people being stranded without food or gasoline. In New York City's Central Park, over 1000 trees collapsed under the weight of the heavy snow.
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