Snow, ice wreak havoc in US

At least six people have died in traffic accidents in South Carolina since the ice storm hit on Monday. It cut power to more than a quarter of a million homes and businesses, authorities said.

Motorists stranded in North Carolina swamped emergency operations centers with calls, and parts of Interstate 95, the main East Coast artery, were closed at times due to disabled trucks.

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"These are some of the worst roads I've seen in 12 years; it's 100 percent exactly like an ice hockey rink," Lt. Mike Williams of the Cary Police Department told WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Due to icy roads across the state, North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley urged residents to stay home and not to drive unless it was absolutely necessary. Eight motorists have been killed in weather-related accidents, he said.