{"id":531577,"date":"2022-12-27T01:31:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T22:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/buffalo-faces-brunt-of-deadly-winter-storm\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T01:31:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T22:31:14","slug":"buffalo-faces-brunt-of-deadly-winter-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/buffalo-faces-brunt-of-deadly-winter-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"#Buffalo faces brunt of deadly winter storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e0ea41ff7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26e0ea41ff7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/buffalo-faces-brunt-of-deadly-winter-storm\/#Buffalo_faces_brunt_of_deadly_winter_storm\" >Buffalo faces brunt of deadly winter storm<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buffalo_faces_brunt_of_deadly_winter_storm\"><\/span>Buffalo faces brunt of deadly winter storm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22357595874990-e1671895223558.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The enormous winter storm that killed about 50 people across the U.S. the past few days has proven especially brutal for residents in and around the city of Buffalo, N.Y.<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo, which sits on the northeastern tip of Lake Erie, was blanketed by more than 40 inches of snow over the weekend. Temperatures plunged when sweeping, arctic air coincided with a low-pressure storm that brought hurricane-force winds.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The area has seen people tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in cars or stuck in below-freezing homes, local officials said. The storm-related death toll in the city now stands at 20, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorByronBrown\/status\/1607433272795205633?s=20&amp;t=Roqkh8uyHJ0znSERpqIj9A\">according<\/a> to the mayor, with more than a dozen of those individuals found outside in the cold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a very difficult and dangerous storm,\u201d Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said at a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1607430613040078851\">Monday news conference<\/a>, noting it was a once-in-a-generation event. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything that was forecast we have gotten in the city of Buffalo, and then some.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of residents in the Buffalo area lost power as the storm moved in over the weekend from the central U.S. As of Monday afternoon, officials said the number of homes without power had dropped below 10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Brown said some residents have been without power since Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The National Guard has deployed to help clear up roads and assist dozens of emergency personnel responding to residents trapped inside their vehicles or stuck out in the blistering cold.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Ahead of the storm last week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-declares-statewide-state-emergency-ahead-storm-expected-impact-holiday-travel\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-declares-statewide-state-emergency-ahead-storm-expected-impact-holiday-travel\">declared a state of emergency<\/a> for the entire state and on Monday expressed surprise that the storm mostly devastated western New York.<\/p>\n<p>She called the winter storm the \u201cblizzard of the century\u201d and said officials were expecting another six to 12 inches of snow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s still a dangerous situation,\u201d she said, describing \u201cscores and scores\u201d of vehicles left outside in the heavy snow. \u201cWe have had snow plows, major snow plows, and rescue vehicles \u2014 I saw them myself in ditches, buried in snow. Those circumstances are still difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Hochul added she recently talked to President Biden, who has promised to swiftly approve her request for federal emergency aid.<\/p>\n<p>Local counties in western New York are enforcing a driving ban to keep residents out of the storm. <\/p>\n<p>Many streets in Buffalo are also impassible for both walkers and drivers because of the thick snow.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Brown, Buffalo\u2019s mayor, explained some people have \u201ctaken advantage of the suffering in our community\u201d to loot buildings and stores.<\/p>\n<p>Western New York alone accounts for more than half of the death toll so far in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In Erie County, which includes Buffalo, 27 deaths were confirmed from the local medical examiner\u2019s office, although official causes of death could change the unofficial toll attributed to the winter storm.<\/p>\n<p>In frequent updates, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markpoloncarz\/status\/1607479715320967168?s=20&amp;t=L_O5iJDvI3cmyDU-sS0-IQ\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markpoloncarz\/status\/1607479715320967168?s=20&amp;t=L_O5iJDvI3cmyDU-sS0-IQ\">described<\/a> some of the deaths related to the storm, with 14 people found outside, three from an EMS delay and three who died from cardiac arrest after shoveling snow.<\/p>\n<p>In neighboring Niagara County, one man died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do expect that there will be more,\u201d Poloncarz said at the Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference. \u201cWe are at the mercy of Mother Nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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