Those who lost their lives around Buffalo in western New York were found in cars, homes and snowbanks. Some died while shovelling snow, others when emergency crews could not respond in time.
Buffalo residents hovered around space heaters, hunted for cars buried in snow drifts and looked for more victims on Monday, after 28 people died in one of the worst weather-related disasters ever to hit western New York.
Melissa Carrick, a doula, said the blizzard forced her to coach a pregnant client through childbirth by telephone. An ambulance crew transported the woman to a hospital about 45 minutes south of Buffalo because none of the closer hospitals were reachable. The blizzard roared across western New York on Friday and Saturday. With many grocery stores in the Buffalo area closed and driving bans in place, some people pleaded on social media for donations of food and nappies.“It was like looking at a white wall for 14 to 18 hours straight,” Poloncarz, the county official, said.
The National Weather Service said the snow total at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport stood at 49.2 inches at 10am on Monday. Officials say the airport will be shut through Wednesday morning.
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