US blizzard 2016: Seventeen pictures that sum up the snowstorm

Pedestrians make there way through the slush and snow across Central Park West in New York (24 January 2016)EPA

Pedestrians on Monday will have to battle their way through melting snow and slush

People in the eastern part of the United States face a huge clear-up operation on Monday following a massive snow storm that brought many cities to a halt.

Public transport is expected to be severely restricted, roads remain dangerous and government offices and schools are all likely to remain closed or operate on reduced hours.

Near record snowfall swept from the capital to New York, with at least 29 deaths reported since Friday.

West Virginia

West Virginia University college students ski on High Street in Morgantown (25 January 2016)AP

Students in West Virginia have found that skis are the best form of transport

New York

Cars moves on the FDR Drive, cleared of snow, in New York on Sunday (24 January 2016)AP

Traffic is slowly returning to the streets of New York

A man clears his car with a shovel near Central Park (24 January 2015)AFP

All over New York people are digging out snowed-in vehicles

Hundreds of people enjoy the snow at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park in New York (24 January 2016)EPA

On Sunday, some were able to enjoy the snow at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park

Bernie, a nine-year-old rescued Saint Bernard and his owners walk down the steps at Bethesda Fountain in the Central Park in New YorkEPA

The weather in recent days has been perfect for Bernie, a nine-year-old rescued Saint Bernard

New Jersey

An employee of a liquor store cleans the floor after it flooded following a blizzard on in Stone Harbor, New Jersey (24 January 2016)Getty Images

The clear-up operation has also began in earnest in Stone Harbor, New Jersey

Signs warned beach goers not to enter as a result of the blizzard in Stone Harbor, New Jersey (24 January 2016)Getty Images

Signs warned beach goers not to enter as a result of the blizzard in Stone Harbor

Washington DC

Discarded alcohol bottles sit in the snow in the Friendship Heights neighbourhood of WashingtonEPA

Piles of snow still remain in the Friendship Heights neighbourhood of Washington

Residents of Belt Road make the best of the snowstorm with a post-blizzard bonfire, complete with roasted marshmallows and mulled wine (24 January 2016)EPA

Residents of the Belt Road area of Washington made the best of the weather on Sunday night by holding a post-blizzard bonfire

People sled and play in the snow on the hill below the US Capitol in Washington (24 January 2016)Reuters

Outside the US Congress on Sunday, hundreds turned up with sledges as fine weather followed the heavy snowfall

Snow covers a wall near the US Capitol in Washington (24 January 2016)Reuters

The big thaw is expected to begin in earnest on Monday

Frank Courtell clears snow with an electric snow blower on his driveway after a snowstorm inside the Washington DCReuters

Commuters on Monday are expected to have a tougher-than-normal journey to work

Virginia

A man digs out snow outside his home in Great Falls, Virginia (25 January 2016)Reuters

In Great Falls, some awoke earlier on Monday morning to get to work on time

Trees cast shadows onto the snow in Falls Church, Virginia (24 January 2016)Reuters

For most, travelling on foot remains the best way to get around

Pennsylvania

A man bikes down Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (24 January 2016)Getty Images

Roads have slowly begun reopening in parts of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A girl walks through a narrow shovelled path in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (24 January 2016)Getty Images

But many still have to make their way through snow-shovelled paths

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