US Winter Storm: Power outages, flight delays as blizzard leaves trail of chaos

A severe winter storm left at least 28 people dead in the Buffalo area and tens of thousands of residents without power.

Published on: Dec 27, 2022 10:16 AM IST

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A massive winter storm battered the United States and will continue for at least another few days. At least 28 people have died in Western New York and the total death toll across the US nears 50.  (Twitter @brianrayner via REUTERS)

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The National Weather Service said that up to 9 more inches of snow (23 centimetres) could fall in some areas of western New York.  (AP)

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US president Joe Biden said his prayers were with the victim's families and offered federal assistance to the hard-hit Buffalo state.  (AP)

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Scientists have linked the climate change crisis to the intensity of the storm. Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder said it happens because the atmosphere can carry more water vapour, which acts as fuel.  (AP)

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Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at Northern Illinois University, likened a single weather event to an "at-bat" — and the climate as your “batting average.”  (AP)

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Relief is coming later this week, as forecasts call for temperatures to slowly rise, said Ashton Robinson Cook, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.  (AP)

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Some 3,410 domestic and international flights were cancelled Monday as of about 3 p.m. EDT, according to the tracking site FlightAware.  (AP)

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The storm knocked out power in communities from Maine to Seattle.  (AP)

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A resident of Buffalo tries to dig out his car on Lafayette Avenue after he got stuck in a snowdrift about a block from home while trying to help rescue his cousin, who had lost power and heat with a baby at home across town. (AP)

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A city worker in a wheel loader clears snow on Norwood Avenue as crews work through the night to reopen the city after a deadly blizzard over the weekend, (AP)