Video: Numerous deaths from a snowstorm in the United States

STORY: A snowstorm hit the northeastern United States on Sunday. Hundreds of motorists were trapped in upstate New York. The National Guard stepped in to help with the relief work. Persistent cold and snowdrifts made the job difficult. The storm’s confirmed death toll had risen to over a dozen here by Boxing Day. The victims also included some found in their vehicles and snowdrifts, according to an Erie County official. The death toll is expected to continue to rise. New York Governor Kathy Hochul called it a “historic” weather disaster, adding that US President Joe Biden’s administration had approved his request to declare it a federal disaster. About one-fifth of the Buffalo metropolitan area was without power on Sunday, according to official data.