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Seven dead as US storm snarls post-Christmas travel

A massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people and grounded more than 2,000 US flights.

A pedestrian braves Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh after a winter storm blanketed the US Midwest with snow on December 26, 2012. The massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people in the United States and grounded more than 2,000 flights.

The storm snarled holiday travel as people were warned to stay home rather than brave the strong winds, freezing temperatures and treacherous roads.

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