At least seven people have died in the Buffalo area after a historic storm unleashed its full fury with hurricane-force winds causing whiteout conditions. Emergency response efforts were paralyzed and the city’s international airport was shut down.
Eric County officials reported three deaths on Saturday, before confirming four additional deaths by Christmas morning. Two who died suffered medical emergencies in their homes and couldn’t be saved because emergency crews were unable to reach them amid historic blizzard conditions.
"As of yesterday, we had announced three total deaths. We can confirm four more deaths for a total of seven," Eric Co. Executive Mark Poloncarz said Sunday morning."There may be more."ahead of the storm. Hochul said late Friday she was deploying 54 members of the National Guard to assist residents amid the winter storm and ferocious blizzard that have hit the region.
“Some were found in cars, some were found on the street in snowbanks,” said Poloncarz. “We know there are people who have been stuck in cars for more than 2 days.” The lake band is still raging, but it's now south of the airport. Here's a view of our office with some rather impressive snow mounds in the foreground. Many cars are still buried throughout the area.
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