Images: Blizzard in US leaves 30 inches of snow, 700,000 homes without power

A record-breaking blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses, shutting down travel and leaving at least five people dead.

[caption id=“attachment_620625” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A parking meter pokes out of a snow bank during a blizzard in Portland, Maine. The blizzard dumped more than 30 inches of snow as of Saturday afternoon, breaking the record for the biggest storm on record. Robert F. Bukaty/AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_620627” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A woman digs out her car after it was blocked in by drifting snow during a blizzard in Portland, Maine. Robert F Bukaty/AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_620628” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Juan Tavares carries his bike rather than risk riding on a snow-covered street during a blizzard in Portland, Maine. Robert F Bukaty/AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_620629” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A woman shovels out her sidewalk during a blizzard in Medford, Massachusetts. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_620632” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] The skyline of New York’s Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center after the passing of a winter storm in Newport in New Jersey. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_620633” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] A woman is seen through a snow covered window during a blizzard in Boston, Massachusetts. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters[/caption]