25 Dead and Vehicles Trapped as Colossal Winter Storm Hits Western New York

HANDOUT / AFP In this handout photo from the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul vehicles are seen trapped under heavy snow in the streets of downtown Buffalo, New York, on December 26, 2022. – US emergency crews counted the grim costs of a colossal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions, especially in hard-hit western New York, where the death toll reached 25 Monday in what authorities described as a “war with mother nature.” (Photo by HANDOUT / THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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Vehicles trapped under heavy snowfall on the streets of downtown Buffalo, New York, on December 26, 2022.

UNITED STATES – The severe winter storm that has hit the United States for several days has killed at least 49 people in the country, including 25 in a single county in New York State, and this “blizzard of the century” is far from over, authorities warned on Monday, December 26.

“It’s far too early to say it’s over”warned New York Governor Kathy Hochul, saying up to 30 cm of snow was still expected to fall. “It’s clearly the blizzard of the century”she added during a press conference from the city of Buffalo, where she was born.

Even if the intensity of the storm is no longer that of the past few days, it is “always dangerous to be outside”she warned.

New York is being hit with arctic temperatures as Governor Kathy Hochul declares a state of emergency.…

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Western New York, accustomed to cold and storms, was buried over the Christmas weekend under meters of snow, suffering from polar temperatures since last week.

The death toll in Erie County, which includes Buffalo, was already 13 Sunday evening, but local services have since confirmed the deaths of 12 more people, “bringing total blizzard deaths to 25”said Monday morning Mark Poloncarz, responsible for this county.

Some people have been found dead in their cars or outside, and others have died of cardiac arrest while trying to clear snow, while temperatures are still freezing, he said.

He said he expected more victims to be found gradually.

In Buffalo, New York, nearly four feet of snow and bitter cold killed at least ten people, leaving the city paralyz…

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2,600 flights canceled on Monday

The total of deaths confirmed by authorities across nine US states is at least 47 dead. In Ohio, road accidents linked to these bad weather killed nine people, the Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed to AFP.

Since Wednesday evening, the United States has been hit by this storm of rare intensity, whose icy winds have caused heavy snowfall, especially in the Great Lakes region.

Tens of millions of Americans saw their Christmas weekend turned upside down by massive power outages, impassable roads and thousands of canceled flights, causing chaos at airports.

As of Monday, more than 2,600 flights were still canceled in the United States, according to the monitoring site Flightaware.com.

Conditions are expected to improve only gradually as the week progresses.

Weather “will continue to cause dangerous travel conditions locally for the next two days”the US Weather Service (NWS) said in its latest national bulletin.

“Most of the eastern United States will remain in freezing conditions through the day Monday, before a more moderate trend sets in from Tuesday”he added.

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