US blizzard kills 25; Washington still reeling

Sixty-eight centimeters of snow in New York is the second-highest accumulation since 1869

The eastern United States emerged wearily from a massive blizzard that dumped huge amounts of snow and killed at least 25 people, but Washington was still reeling, with government offices and schools remained closed on Monday.

The storm - dubbed "Snowzilla" - hit a dozen states from Friday into early Sunday, affecting an estimated 85 million residents who were told to stay indoors and off the roads for their own safety.