Big snow record in New York

The worst snowstorm in two years has happened in New York yesterday. Snowfall is as high as 15.24 cm in the largest city in the US, causing traffic to be interrupted and hundreds of flights delayed or delayed at the airport.

Primary school children who finished winter holidays on Friday, were delighted when the city provided free snowmobiles and chocolates in five parks. Rangers Park also teaches children how to find animal signs in the snow.

According to local TV station TV1, the snowstorm yesterday broke the record in 1948, the time when the snow was 14.48 cm thick . According to the meteorological forecasting center in New York, snow begins to fall early and more than usual, and may have frost in mid-yesterday (February 23).

Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged New Yorkers to avoid traffic on the road, be cautious, and use safety belts when riding. " Roads are very slippery, so fasten and drive slowly ," Mr. Bloomberg said in a press conference.

To deal with bad weather, Mr. Bloomberg said, the city has set up a 311 hotline and hired temporary staff for $ 12 an hour at the call center.

More than 900 flights at three New York airports have been delayed or delayed. At 5pm (local time), John F. Kennedy International Airport has announced that an average of one hour is delayed by each flight. Hundreds of traffic accidents occurred in the area, a man was killed in a car accident involving snow.

Snow removal in central park, New York (Photo: Reuters)