Death toll rises to 34 after New York winter storm
A powerful winter storm that slammed North America has claimed more lives in the US state of New York, local officials say.
At least 34 people have died in Erie County, which includes the city of Buffalo, county executive Mark Poloncarz said on Wednesday.
Authorities are still trying to identify three of the victims.
The storm that swept across the US over the holiday weekend has killed at least 60 people in eight states.
There have now been more fatalities in Erie County in the last few days than during the infamous Buffalo blizzard of 1977. Twenty-nine people died in that storm, according to the National Weather Service.
"It's a horrible storm with too many deaths," Mr Poloncarz said during a press conference on Wednesday morning.
But conditions in some of the hardest-hit regions in the US - including New York - are starting to improve.
Authorities are still trying to identify three of the victims.
The storm that swept across the US over the holiday weekend has killed at least 60 people in eight states.
There have now been more fatalities in Erie County in the last few days than during the infamous Buffalo blizzard of 1977. Twenty-nine people died in that storm, according to the National Weather Service.
"It's a horrible storm with too many deaths," Mr Poloncarz said during a press conference on Wednesday morning.
But conditions in some of the hardest-hit regions in the US - including New York - are starting to improve.
