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Students stranded overnight after a snow storm left roads in the US South impassable have returned home, and soldiers have rescued stuck motorists. The storm was blamed for at least 12 dead, many of them traffic-related. Barely 3in (7.6cm) of snow caused havoc in a warm-weather region where many cities do not even have snow ploughs or fleets of salt trucks. Officials were criticised for ineffective preparation despite ample warning of the impending storm.
Background:
U.S. deep South snow storm maroons motorists [BBC]
Atlanta's ability to handle winter storms questioned [USA Today]
