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Winter storm: Five dead as snow wreaks havoc across US

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At least five people have died in the winter storm that has seized a swathe of the US in its icy grip.

More than a quarter of a million people were without power on Monday afternoon , with snowfall forecast to continue into the night on the East Coast .

School closures across seven states, including Maryland , Virginia , West Virginia , Kansas , Missouri , Kentucky and Arkansas .

Former Olympic skier Clare Egan found cross-country skiing on the National Mall .

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English

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