Videos capture intensity of New York's blizzard

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2 年前

STORY: The blizzard, deemed the Buffalo area's worst in 45 years, took form late on Friday (December 23) and capped an Arctic freeze and winter storm front that had extended over most of the United States for days, stretching as far south as the Mexican border.

The greater Buffalo region, on the edge of Lake Erie near the Canadian border, has been one of the hardest-hit places, with nearly 50 inches (127 cm) of snow recorded at Buffalo Airport as of Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Cars and buses were buried under towering snow drifts and high-lift equipment was being used for hospital transports where ambulances could not drive. The storm has killed at least 27 people in Buffalo and the rest of Erie County, local officials said on Monday.