The "blizzard of the century" continues to rage.
The severe winter storm hitting the United States for several days has caused the death of at least 47 people in the country, including 25 in a single county in New York State.
"It's far too early to say it's over," warned New York Governor Kathy Hochul, adding that up to 30 centimeters of snow were still expected to fall.
Even if the intensity of the storm is no longer that of recent days, it is "still dangerous to be outside", warned the leader.
Western New York, accustomed to cold and storms, was buried over the Christmas weekend under meters of snow, suffering from polar temperatures since last week.
25 dead in a county in New York State
The death toll in Erie County, which includes Buffalo, was already 13 as of Sunday evening, but local services have since confirmed the deaths of 12 more people, "bringing the total blizzard fatalities to 25," it said. Monday morning Mark Poloncarz, responsible for this county.
Some people have been found dead in their cars or outside, and others have died of cardiac arrest while trying to clear snow, while temperatures are still freezing.
The total of deaths confirmed by authorities across nine US states is at least 47 dead.
In Ohio, road accidents related to these bad weather killed nine people.
Tens of millions of Americans saw their Christmas weekend turned upside down by massive power outages.
Roads have become impassable and thousands of flights have been cancelled, causing chaos at airports.
Conditions are expected to improve only gradually as the week progresses.
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