In Pictures: ‘Snowzilla’ Paralyses the East Coast in United States

In Pictures: Storm Jonas Brings East Coast in the US and New York to a standstill over the Weekend.

Parked cars are completely covered by the snow, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 in Washington. (Photo: AP)

A massive blizzard that blanketed much of the eastern United States set records, paralysed travel and damaged property.

Around 85 million people were affected by the massive Storm Jonas, which has left around 40 inches of snow in some areas.

More than two dozen weather-related deaths – from car crashes, shovelling snow and carbon monoxide – were reported by authorities.

People clear snow from parked cars on Henry Street in the Chinatown neighborhood in New York on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. (Photo: AP)

The blizzard’s heavy snow, powerful winds and churning high tides collapsed roofs and inundated homes.

In total, 20 states were affected – tens of thousands of homes are now left without power, and Kentucky and Pennsylvania reported traffic jams lasting more than 12 hours.

A man uses a sweeper to clear snow from in front of the Supreme Court after a major winter storm swept over Washington January 24, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)

The White House grounds are covered in snow during a winter storm in Washington January 23, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)

Trees cast shadows onto the snow in Falls Church, Virginia, a day after a blizzard hit the mid-Atlantic January 24, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) 

A man bounces at the bottom as he sleds down the snow-covered steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 in Washington. (Photo: AP) 

The morning after the storm - Washington DC metro area Gaithersburg. (Photo: Arvind Mathur)

Pedestrians walk past a person on skis during a winter snow storm in the Washington suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland January 23, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) 

A resident digs her car out from the snow in Union City, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Midtown Manhattan, after the second-biggest winter storm in New York history, January 24, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)

A winter storm affecting the U.S. East Coast is seen in a NASA picture taken from the International Space Station January 23, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)

Blizzard 2016 - clearly seen off the EastCoast as the sun begins to rise. Hope all OK! (Twitter page/Scott Kelly)