Rescue crews struggle to reach stranded residents in Buffalo, New York, where dozens have been killed in winter storms
Photograph: Joed Viera/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Joed Viera/AFP/Getty Imageswere scrambling to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the “blizzard of the century,” a relentless storm that has left 27 dead in the state and taken at least 60 lives nationwide, according to an NBC News tally.
“My heart is with those who lost loved ones this holiday weekend. You are in my and Jill’s prayers,” Biden said in a Twitter message earlier in the day. Hochul, a native of Buffalo, said she was stunned by what she saw during a reconnaissance tour of the city. Erie County executive Mark Poloncarz told a press briefing that the county’s death toll will probably surpass that of Buffalo’s blizzard of 1977, when nearly 30 people died.The extreme weather sent temperatures to below freezing in all 48 contiguous US states over the weekend, including in Texas communities along the Mexico border where some newly arriving migrants have struggled to find shelter.
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