1.   Traffic ground to a halt as we got closer to the accident.

2.   Drivers were fiverted from the Whitestone Bridge approach, and some of got out of their cars to survey the scene as traffic ground to a halt.

3.   Railroad and subway traffic ground to a halt after railroad and transit-system employees, accompanied by various other public-sector workers, went on strike.

4.   The roads are barely passable, and traffic grinds on the few paved thoroughfares, producing soot that coats the trees.

5.   Traffic quickly ground to a crawl on the Long Island Expressway and other major roads.

6.   Traffic ground to a halt on many major routes due to speed restrictions and fallen trees.

7.   In the capital the traffic had almost ground to a complete halt, banks and administrations were closed, but the market and shops were open.

8.   Traffic has virtually ground to a halt in Lagos, the economic capital, and flights have been disrupted at Abuja and Lagos airports.

9.   Road and rail traffic ground to a halt and several small tidal waves hit the coast, reports said.