USA: Extreme snowstorm continues to hit states – At least 60 dead

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“The snowstorm of the century” as it has been described continues to hit the USA – In western Erie County alone, 27 people have lost their lives

The American president Joe Biden approved federal aid to New York as the extreme blizzard killed at least 27 people in the Buffalo area alone, the state’s second largest, and left tens of thousands of residents without power.

The unprecedented wave continues to sweep the country. In the “eye” of the cyclone was Buffalo, the second largest city of New York. The state’s governor called the weather an “epic, once-in-a-lifetime” weather disaster.

The tally of confirmed deaths related to the storm rose to 27 in Buffalo and the rest of Erie County on Monday, up from 13 the night before. The casualties included cases of people found in snowbanks and cars, or who died of cardiac stress while shoveling snow, said County Executive Mark Polonkartz.

The county issued a warning that excessive effort shoveling heavy, wet snow can cause back injuries and heart attacks.

At least 60 lives have been lost in weather-related incidents across the country, according to NBC News, from a front of severe frost and severe storms that stretched across most of the United States for days, south to the Mexican border. .

This historic storm system has caused huge travel problems across the country over the Christmas weekend, stranding passengers as thousands of flights were cancelled.

The greater Buffalo area, on the edge of Lake Erie near the Canadian border, was hardest hit, with 127cm of snow recorded at Buffalo Airport

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