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Over 500 flights in and out of New York's three main airports were cancelled over the weekend as violent storms hit America's east coast.

Rhode Island's TF Green Airport was shut down on Monday when high winds damaged a construction area near to a departure lounge.

Regional transportation for visitors and residents was severely affected too, with many ferry services out of New York suspended and rail services halted until tracks could be certified as safe again.

So far, the torrential storms besieging the east coast have caused three recorded deaths, with one person killed in their mobile home and two deaths in car accidents.

Early indications rank the storm as the worst in the region since December 1992, when floods, gales and torrential rain inflicted millions of dollars' worth of damage on private property.

As in 1992, floods, concentrated in West Virginia, have driven many residents out of their homes.

West Virginian state governor Joe Manchin has called a state of emergency.

Meanwhile, power cuts have spread across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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