![]() "The city has its own problems that are different than the smaller communities, because of the size of the streets and the parking issues. I live in the city of Buffalo, and it pains me to see the 25 towns and two small cities opened in times when the city isn’t," he said. Mayor Byron Brown told reporters Wednesday morning that 95% of main roads and 75% of secondary streets have been cleared and that 50% of residential streets have had first passes.īut Poloncarz said that the city has not worked to clear the streets quickly enough and that the county would consider taking on that responsibility in another intense storm. More than 450 pieces of equipment were on Buffalo streets, police tweeted. Officials said 119 dump trucks and more than 72 high lifts are being used to clear the roads throughout the county. More than 60% of all city streets had at least one lane available for emergency vehicles Wednesday morning, and state and local officials are aiming to increase the number to 100% by the end of the day, officials said. The region has already had some relief from the winter storm that left thousands of customers without power and digging out of several feet of snow: Tuesday night marked the first time in over a week that the Buffalo area was under no winter weather warnings, the National Weather Service Buffalo tweeted.īuffalo Niagara International Airport, which has been closed since Friday, was expected to reopen Wednesday morning, the airport tweeted.Ī driving ban for Buffalo remained in effect Wednesday morning. … If your neighborhood lost power, you’re going to see a member of the National Guard starting now through the next 48 hours who's going to knock on your door," he said. "We are fearful that there are individuals who may have perished living alone or two people who were not doing well in an establishment, especially those that still don't have power. In addition, the National Guard began going door to door for wellness checks Wednesday in all neighborhoods that lost power. The historic blizzard of 1977 killed as many as 29 people.Įmergency medical personnel were conducting wellness checks Wednesday in response to 911 calls that came in during the blizzard for homes they previously couldn't reach, Poloncarz said. The storm was Buffalo's deadliest in decades. Two men and a woman have not yet been identified, he said. He also said the area's death count had increased to 34, with 26 people confirmed dead in Buffalo, seven in the suburbs and one in an unknown area.
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