Spotlight: waves surging, fights cancelled, power out as windstorm hits U.S. East Coast

A tree near the Washington Monument tilts in the windstorm in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 2, 2018. Strong winds, heavy rain, surging waves and sporadic snow are wreaking havoc across the U.S. East Coast on Friday, already leaving thousands of flights cancelled, power knocked out in part of Washington D.C. and over 22 million residents under a coastal flood warning. (Xinhua/Yang Chenglin)