The historic blizzard that blanketed the East coast of the United States has killed at least thirty people. The fatalities were as a result of car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning and heart attacks suffered while shovelling snow. The snow storm, which set a new single-day snowfall record in Washington DC and New York City, hit a dozen states from Friday into early Sunday and affected around 85 million residents. The heaviest snowfall was recorded in Glengary, West Virginia, which had 42in. Press TV reports: The 26.8 inches (68 cm) of snow that fell in New York’s Central Park was the second-highest accumulation in the city since records began in 1869, and more than 22 inches (56 cm) paralyzed the capital Washington. But as the storm ended and temperatures rose Sunday, New York emerged from a total shutdown with a travel ban lifted, even though major travel disruptions persisted in Washington. But as the death toll from storm-related deaths rose, authorities advised caution. Many of the storm-related deaths were people who suffered heart attacks while shoveling. On Saturday, more than a dozen people were killed in storm-related automobile crashes in Arkansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia. One person died [...]