Western NY Death Toll Rises to 28 From Cold, Storm Chaos
A resident clears snow near their property in Buffalo, New York, on Dec. 25.
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Buffalo, N.Y. (AP) -- Buffalo residents hovered around space heaters, hunted for cars buried in snow drifts and looked for more victims Monday, after 28 people died in one of the worst weather-related disasters ever to hit western New York.
The rest of the United States also was reeling from the ferocious winter storm, with at least another two dozen deaths reported in other parts of the country.