Europe 1 with AFP 4:30 p.m., December 26, 2022
Hit by a violent winter storm for several days, the United States is seeing the death toll increase.
It reached 25 dead in Erie County alone, located in western New York State and one of the most affected, a local official announced on Monday.
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The toll of the severe winter storm hitting the United States for several days has reached 25 deaths in Erie County alone, located in western New York State and one of the most affected, announced Monday a local official.
Local services have confirmed since Sunday evening new deaths, of people found in cars or outside, "bringing the total of the dead from the blizzard to 25 deaths", declared during a press conference Mark Poloncarz, person in charge for this county.
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47 deaths in total
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The city of Buffalo, located in Erie County, is still largely in lockdown due to massive amounts of snowfall, Poloncarz warned Sunday.
“Please, unless you are part of the emergency services, do not drive,” he asked.
"The conditions are bad."
A travel ban was still in effect Monday morning in part of this region.
Electricity has been restored to more than 13,000 homes in the past 24 hours, Poloncarz said, but more than 12,000 are still without power.
Some will not be able to be connected to the network before Tuesday, he warned.
Since Wednesday evening, the United States has been hit by this storm of rare intensity, whose polar winds have caused heavy snowfall, especially in the Great Lakes region.
Tens of millions of Americans saw their Christmas weekend turned upside down by massive power outages, impassable roads and thousands of canceled flights, causing chaos at airports.