New York, Jan. 27 -- At least 28 weather-related deaths were reported Monday as a massive winter storm dumped snow across dozens of U.S. states over the weekend, causing widespread power outages, flight cancellations and school closures.
The death toll included two people run over by snowplows in Massachusetts and Ohio, and fatal sledding accidents in Arkansas and Texas. In New York City, officials said eight people were found dead outdoors as temperatures plunged at night.
From Massachusetts in the northeast to Texas in the south, roads were frozen slick with ice and buried under often more than 30 cm of snow. In some southern states, residents faced winter conditions unseen for decades.
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