Winter storm wallops parts of Midwest in US

Washington [US], December 1: A 45-car pileup in Indiana and a Delta jet skidding off the runway in Iowa are among the travel disasters stemming from a powerful winter storm taking aim at the heart of the country on one of the biggest travel days of the year.
Around 25 million people remained under winter weather alerts on Sunday morning as a Thanksgiving weekend storm brought more than a foot of snow and strong winds to parts of the Midwest, with thunderstorms hitting the South.
By 11am, snowfall totals had reached 15 inches in Fort Dodge, Iowa, 13 inches in Lancaster, Wisconsin, and a foot of snow in Pana, Illinois.
The city of Milwaukee declared a snow emergency for Sunday and Monday night due to heavy snowfall. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune