Clean-up is underway in Erie County, which was one of the hardest hit regions in the US.
The city of Buffalo has made progress in clearing the roads after heavy snowfall during the stormA powerful winter storm that slammed North America has claimed more lives in the US state of New York, local officials say.
"It's a horrible storm with too many deaths," Mr Poloncarz said during a press conference on Wednesday morning. The city of Buffalo - which got more than four feet of snow - has made progress clearing roads, county officials said. At least 65% of city streets have at least one lane available for passage, though a driving ban remains in effect due to dangerous conditions, Mr Poloncarz said.
With temperatures rising and snow beginning to melt, the county is now preparing for the possibility of flooding, the county executive said. The "deep and fast-moving storm system" could cause flash floods and thunderstorms and is expected to "linger into the upcoming weekend", according to theThe system has already caused flooding in the western states of Washington and Oregon, where more than 80,000 customers were without power as of Wednesday morning, according to outage tracker PowerOutage.us.
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