Winter storm Gia is battering the Midwest with snow and ice. Here's what it looks like for people on the ground.

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• Winter storm Gia is moving across the Midwest.
• Seven people have died in weather-related crashes, Reuters reports.
• Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands are without power.

The first major snowstorm of 2019 is blanketing the Midwest with snow and ice.

From Colorado to the mid-Atlantic, a 1,800-mile stretch of the US has been hit by winter storm Gia, with the Midwest taking the brunt of the blow. 

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