As a partial government shutdown continues in the US, the longest in its history, residents of the Washington area woke on Sunday to find that heavy snow had fallen overnight.
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Still more snow is expected to fall, but here are pictures showing the scenes in Washington on Sunday:
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Winter Storm Gia brought the first snow of the year to Washington
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People took to Capitol Hill to sled down the slope
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Snow blanketed a statue of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, in Lafayette Square
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US Park Service workers had to clear snow from the White House driveway
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Snowball fights ensued on the National Mall
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This group were seen walking in Rock Creek Park dressed in American Revolution outfits
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A man used a kite to snowboard on the National Mall next to the Washington Monument
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A homeless man was seen resting above a warm air vent near the White House.
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Photographer Ting Shen caught this shot of a hawk diving to catch prey in the snow on the National Mall
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Vinny the dog was wrapped up warm with its owner in Fairfax Station, Virginia
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