[Capture News] "The whole city is paralyzed..." The beauty of the snowstorm.

The Capitol in Washington, D.C., was covered by a snowstorm.

Snow removal is done by putting in a snow removal vehicle, but it is not easy.

The U.S. Congress's official certification of President Trump's election and former President Carter's funeral on the 9th have strengthened the alert, making most police vehicles in the city center.

Tourists who visited ahead of the presidential inauguration on the 20th are amazed by the heavy snow that was rarely seen in Washington.

[Leah Dunn/Florida Tourist] It's beautiful. Washington DC in the snow, that's magical.]

In addition to Washington, D.C., most government offices were closed along with school closures due to heavy snow in the neighboring states of Virginia and Maryland.

Snow piled up around 1 a.m., and nearly 15 centimeters of snow accumulated here. The road is so quiet that it is difficult to see a vehicle passing by except for snow-making vehicles.

In Virginia, more than 200 car crashes have paralyzed entire city traffic, injuring more than 20 people.

[James Raster / Virginia resident] He's trying to climb over a hill in the snow. The four-wheel drive is broken, so we are using chains on the two wheels.

The damage in the central region, where heavy snow hit from the 5th local time, was greater.

Three people were killed in a car accident in Kansas, which recorded more than 45 centimeters of snow in 30 years, and three in Missouri.

Seven states, including Texas and Kentucky, have seen more than 350,000 people chill due to power outages, and more than 1,300 flights across the United States have been canceled.

With heavy snow and cold waves overlapping due to the influence of Arctic jet flows, U.S. weather officials said there is a possibility of heavy snow again later this week, raising concerns about further damage.

I'm Hong Sang-hee from Washington.

subtitle news|Lee Mi-young and Ko Hyun-joo